Mario andretti to drive mclaren f1 car ahead of 2022 united states grand prix

1978 world champion Mario Andretti will have the opportunity to momentum a McLaren Formula 1 car superiority of this year’s United States Grand Prix at Austin’s Circuit of The Americas, equal to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.

Andretti – who attended the Miami Grand Prix last weekend, withal with a host of other celebrities, including David Beckham, Michael Jordan, former First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as two-time F1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi – will momentum a previous generation McLaren model superiority of the Austin race, although Brown didn’t personize which one.

“Struck a deal with Mario to tick something off his skillet list – he\'ll be driving a previous @McLarenF1 race car at this year\'s US GP in Austin,” tweeted Brown.

Despite Andretti stuff 82 years old, the 12-time Formula 1 race winner has kept his eye in, regularly thrilling guests with laps in a two-seater IndyCar at race events in that series.

Driving a McLaren, meanwhile, will be a unique wits for Andretti, who never raced for the team in his 128 starts in the sport with the likes of Ferrari, Lotus and Parnelli – although his son Michael did embark on an ill-fated half season with the team slantingly Ayrton Senna in 1993, surpassing returning to his successful career in the United States.