IndyCar - Watkins Glen - Controversial crash

[idcniles]

Stupid place to pass. Slowest turn on the track at the top of the hill. Where was Marco going to go? I have raced WG and outside heading into that turn is NOT the place to be. Cheever should have been looking in his mirrors but I am sure he never expected Marco to be outside heading up the hill. Dumb!

[TheEgg185]

this is THE KID's fault. that was a stupid place to pass early in the race. thats not much of a straight and the car on the left has to get immediately to the right to take the next turn. inexperienced impatient kid.

[jazzbo1974]

I met cheever at in indy that year hes the biggest asshole thank god he dosnt race anymore ...

[AlexMacIsKING]

That was very Milka Dunno of you Ed

[505197]

It's an odd wreck, Cheever was runnin the racing line when you consider the water. When they ask what was he doing, he was moving over wide to get an angle on the corner, he had just gotten to the point he'd miss the water and I doubt he thought anyone was taking a line that'd carry them through the water. No racing driver would run through a puddle that deep and for all intents and purposes that hunk of track wasn't there, it might as well have been grass. It was clumsy on both parts really.

[javiercb101068]

Eddie did this on purpose you can tell because he goes so much out of his way to push andretti out he has to lock the brakes and looses the car on the following turn.maybe they have an out of track feud going on and they settled it on the track.

[xupthree60]

I remember watching this live, Marco was killing everyone in the rain going so much faster than everyone else it was such a disappointment taking away what was a well deserved sure first win for Marco. Also at the end of the video, its hard to hear in this audio but when i watched it live you could hear the fans booing Cheaver and calling him names, that's what the thumb up was about.

[lasersailor587]

i like eddie but this was his fault but marco is the one who shouldnt be on the track he sucks at racing everytime he crashes its "never his fault" always someone eless fault a cry baby who will never live up to his name

[coltcub64]

@lasersailor587, Blaming somebody else has always been the Andretti way. Michael never lived up to his name either. Never winning the 500. Mario should have won more than just 2 himself. Marco at least came close once.

[TheCarlsonsRaiders]

Wow, Cheever is a complete moron, that's got to be the most intentional and dirty move I've ever seen in racing.

[EgglestonJames]

I was at that race and watching from that section. Notice Marco drives through that BIG puddle of water! Nobody was driving through that pond. It was rain on and off all day and the race line was on the dry parts, like F1. Cheever was racing the line. I give the kid kudos for trying but he could of got him on the front or back stretch, easy. Also Mikes comments are embarrassing. The thumbs up from Cheever was directed to our sector, you get a little rowdy when the wreck happen in front of you.

[robinalexlewis]

Pitty IRL don't come to Australia......

[misfits337]

SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?! Marco sucks anyways. Cheever should've looked but have some class Micheal. No wonder nobody likes you, the rumors are true. You're a prick. :)

[blockheadface]

Hey, look guys! It's the IndyCar version of Michael Schumacher!

[FLSHBK1]

Yeah, well I can see your point. But the vid @0:02 and @0:47 don't show me any contact thru the roadspray. Stopping 01:47 frame by frame gives me a better view.

I still couldn't "convict" on this evidence unless I heard both stories. Looks possible that Andretti tried to avoid Cheever, hit water and ran out of road. But Cheever has such a rotten track record (no pun) that he automatically brings everyone's suspicions to the forefront. Cheever had a safer line available & could have avoided it.

[FLSHBK1]

I'm not a Cheever fan, but if you see actual contact btwn these two thru all that roadspray, you've got better glasses than I have. Eddie overtakes Marco and assumes the best line into the next turn, which takes him across the path of the slower Andretti car. Cheever maybe counted on Marco braking to avoid him when he cut in front of him. But Marco hit that pool of standing water and it looked like he lost the front end while trying to avoid Eddie and slid. Stop frame it to decide for yrslf. 

[ZWILD1]

@FLSHBK1 I'm sorry, but if you missed the wheel to wheel contact (especially form Marco's in-car, starting at 0:23), then you have very selective vision. Marco was overtaking (the commentators mention several times that Eddie had the slowest car on the track), and saw Cheever coming across. Knowing that Cheever had a rep for intentional contact he brakes (knowing there would be more opportunities to overtake), locks-up on water and, Eddie Sleezer punts him into the wall.

[ZWILD1]

@FLSHBK1 Did you actually watch the clip?

1. Andretti had overtaken Cheever at the corner exit,

2. Before the corner Andretti was filling Cheever's mirror, after the corner, Andretti was slightly ahead: so Cheever had no business assuming any line was his,

3. Rank amateurs don't count on other drivers to avoid a collision. Andretti's wheels were straight before the hit & he was at the edge of the road, the onus was on Sleezer to avoid contact,

4. Marco was under control throughout. Watch AGAIN!

[msnovtue]

Further proof Eddie Cheever's a moron. I'm not saying the Andrettis are saints, but considering all Cheever's done, that was a move of epic stupidity.

[buffunkel]

The comment by Cheever about winning Indy was low.

He won the weakest Indy in modern history. He wouldn't have come close to winning

had the likes of Andretti, Vasser, Zanardi, Castroneves, Moore, DeFerran, Tracy and Rahal been in the 1998 field. I'd put Michael Andretti's talent and record against Cheever's ANY day.

[JSStryker]

Michael Andretti whining about Eddie Cheever is ludicrous. 

[nocalsteve]

It's funny that Michael Andretti's comments about Cheever are almost exactly the same as Mario Andretti's comments about Dick Simon 20 years ago.

[guromaon]

it was Marco Andretti, he was leading and could get a victory on his first season

[Racin3]

fuck eddie cheever. one of the dirtiest drivers there is, especially in open wheel. i know drivers block and do whatever it takes to win or hold their position. but eddie cheever, come on, you can't play dirty like that especially with these cars, stock cars or sport cars you can get away with it. michael andretti is absolutely right, regardless marco is his son and his car. all he does is drive dirty like an asshole

[TheMightyAntar]

Where were the blue flags?

[johnmcneal45]

cheever is a cockbite!

[Zoomer30]

Indy is tougher than NASCAR: open wheels. That being said Cheever must have had chick in the car with him to be THAT out if touch. It's like the two pilots on their laptops as they fly past thier destination at 30k feet. Bone head move.

[T4NSH1N]

@SaintBEEP probably the most incorrect statement I have ever read. Driving any vehicle fast takes a vast amount of skill. Both drag and Indy take large amounts of timing and control. Every split second is vital and difficult to be on the ball.

[DaiJonesful]

It amazing how well informed and knowledgeable these people seem to sound. All from the comfort of their own home. Indeed, from the comfort of their own bedroom, or school library.

I refer you all to the DunningKruger effect. Look it up on Wiki.

[SaintBEEP]

indy car racingis probably the most easy form of racing, drag racing is probbaly harder, yet people still have trouble racing them.

[DaiJonesful]

@SaintBEEP Your comment is nonsense and ill informed. It is impossible to compare the skills involved, just like we would not compare a golfer to a tennis player, and wonder who is the more skilled. They are not for comparison.

[gelar27]

Must have zero mistake on openwheeler racing! The best!

[dale88nation]

First off Indycar racing is no where near as hard as racing stock cars. There is a guy inside, he is running on the outside and he still cant manage to race. If you have never seen it before, NASCAR drivers go three wide allllll the time. If you would like to get more than 100 people to watch Indycar, they need to learn how to really race. The only race they have in a year that people watch is the INDY 500. Come on get real. If you would like to watch real drivers race, WATCH NASCAR

[indianamotors]

OK this was Eddie's fault, BUT we are now going on four seasons of Marco not doing well, and never admitting fault.

[ryan49321]

Yea, although the wins arent there, Marco has been having some lousy luck too. On the other hand, he is the runner up to Target/Penske's dominance

[cdlmn63]

cheever needs to be bitch slapped wreck a car u r out too

[cdlmn63]

sleazy cheever style hes a chump driver just my opinion

[Obliverate15]

0:55 FUCK YEAH

[WolfEverstone]

Geez.... Why'd he crash him? Oh well...

BTW, This video was uploaded on my Birthday! :D

[Nocito87]

Happy belated birthday ! :-)

[chriswinsagain]

cheever simply just didn't see him.

[rockypc24]

@chriswinsagain how can you not see him serously

[jraybay]

Wtf eddie....why

[evelskunny]

japs have always made the best moto bikes in the world,now there making the best cars & trucks,a japan motor is bullet proof vs. the shitty american motor,that is a fact,goodbye general motors,nice knowing u,

[mulletsrule3388]

wrong us built trucks and cars can last just as long as the jap cars and trucks its just shitty usa drivers cant drive. most dont wven know how to maintain their cars thats what wrecks these us built cars

[tvspnd1228]

thank god cheever is now in the booth

[Pgabs123]

Every driver blames other people!! and some times they are to extreme, BUT How would you not get mad, your lapping a guy and then he turns into you, dosnt mean he did it on purpose... but he is an idiot

[SynysterToken]

the only person who knows for sure whether that was on purpose or not is Cheever. both Eddie and Marco are good drivers, although Marco seems to be a bit cocky just because of his last name

[shitearl88]

Didnt Dale SR almost kick his ass after an IROC race?

[happytobe75]

he had a nasty talk with him and told him the next time he would put him in the fence

[RothmansRenaultF1]

Michael is just crying because Eddie won an Indy 500, and he didn't. Moreover, Cheever did much better in F1 than that quitter Michael

[happytobe75]

oh my god that is the most ignorant sttement i've ever heard. micheal has over 30 cart wins, chever less then 5 wins. if that doesn't tell you whose the better driver then your a dumbe ass fucked up butt fucking ass licker. go to hell with your un proven statement. On the issue of F1, Micheal left F1 because MaClaren wasnt backing him up. they put all their resources to the other driver Mika. Not to mention MaClaren was doing shitty during the 90's.

[Rivelution]

Michael giving the typical Andretti whine...

[Grayqboufan]

cheever was two laps down dude. marco was running up towards the front and might have had a shot at winning the race if i remember correctly. to do something as careless as cheever did, is not only unsafe, its just plain stupidity. michael has every reason to be upset: his son could have been injured, and his $800,000 car just got totaled because cheever was careless. i fail to see how thats whining.

[Rivelution]

Looks to me you fail at seeing the difference between being upset and whining. Yes Michael has every right to be upset, but he didn't have to go as far as saying Cheever doesn't belong on the track. That right there is the typical Michael Andretti whine.

[Grayqboufan]

if this were the first, or second, or maybe even the third time that cheever had done something like this, i would agree with you, but the fact that cheever has a history of causing such stupid incidents as this shows that maybe he SHOULDN'T be on the racetrack. just like if someone wasn't paying attention on the freeway and ran you off the road and wrecked your care because they were careless. you would say, "that person shouldn't be on the road because they were careless" that's not whining.

[Grayqboufan]

*might agree with you. error on my part there.

[Rivelution]

Touche. I still think Michael is a whiner though

[jasonmoyer]

He was just running a normal racing line going up the hill coming out of the boot. It was an incredibly stupid crash caused by Cheever simply not paying attention to the leaders coming through, but I don't see anything that looks intentional about it.

[canericankev]

I was standing right there, and cheevers just moved over?? LOL

[IommiSabbath1]

Michael Andretti....ahahahaha....sob..­sob..sob...

[Sabathiaman]

Eddie has got to stop that. He is just being dumb and I would give him a taste of his own medicine.

[weallfollowmanutd]

I think this was a typical Michael Andretti case of over-reacting! - Cheever simply didn't see him. This wasn't on purpose, but bad driving.

[ritualfunk]

lol of course he saw him, they are race drivers man, they know where their opponents are, especially if theyre right along side them... cmooon . pussy move, btw.

[Tactical300]

Their still human, and when you're running as far back as Cheever was, and as long as he's been racing, its probably easy to forget what's going on. Remember, this was well into the race, Cheever has settled into a rhythym by then.

Then again, if it can happen to the leader, it will happen if the leader's last name is Andretti.

[KJT922010T]

he knew Marco was there

[derekli04]

why would you want the IRL to be american? does being "american" make something any better?

[e521soediv]

no i mean the cars, no chevys fords what-so-ever.Its more better if you had more than just 1 manufacture in 1 series not some dumb honda

[derekli04]

i suppose so.

[misha1980]

"It's more better?" I hereby revoke your right to use the word "dumb" unless it's used in reference to yourself. As far as Honda being dumb, I have a 1.6l Honda that revs to 8500rpm and makes 160hp stock. No american car manufacturer can get close to 100hp per liter without forced induction. Plus they make shitty cars, that's why they are all going bankrupt.

[e521soediv]

misha1980 there going bankrupt because youre not buying there cars, you keep buying the japanesse import shit and giving all the money to the foreing country's. you being brainwashed by those other country's as of being better quality. im sick of this new shit these days when just because something's from another country they think that shit is better well, its not better. Fuck Japan, Fuck Honda, Fuck Toyota, And fuck you for buying those cars.

[misha1980]

I'm being brainwashed? Along with my honda I haev an older F-250 with 172k miles on it, If I want a heavy truck I buy a Ford. I also have a '98 Grand Cherokee 5.9, I wanted something big for the wife and baby that was also fast. I wanted a small sporty car that was good on gas and dependable, I bought my Del Sol. Give me an example of an American sports car that will do what my honda will for the same money.

[e521soediv]

well what kind of Honda was it?, and what year? and what was the price?

[misha1980]

95 del sol vtec, can't seem to find an exact original price, but it would have been around 18k.

[happytobe75]

i do support our auto companys. thats why i've bought american trucks. I've had 3 chevy truck and all made it to 245,000 mile with no major break downs or replacements. then i bought a crysler town and country (34,000.00). it hasn't made it to 100,00 miles and I've dumped about 6,000 into it. I will never ever buy an american car or van. however fords and chevys do make a good truck. so if they can make a good truck, why cant they do it with cars ?

[e521soediv]

They do make good cars, where the hell are you getting your info from that americans dont make good cars? your freinds? or are you being brainwashed of all the bad rep the media is giving their cars? Buy a ford focus, or a ford hybrid, or a chevy monte carlo etc, not some gay ass HONDA especially when their cars aren't even better, their just perceived as being better by the stupid public just becase GM is going Bankrupt.

[stevekach]

YOU MUST BE KIDDING!!! Your going to put the ugliest american car EVER, the Monte Carlo, up against a honda???? Holy shit dude what kind of kool aid are u drinkin? Honda motors will out run ford three fold! I wouldn't buy an american car if you gave it to me! Why is it that american cars don't hold their value like imports? Gee could it be that they are junk and everyone know's it. Monte Carlo's are for trailer trash NASCAR fans. Junk city. GM Ford and Chrystler = JUNK! End of story....

[e521soediv]

man shUT THE FUCK UP!!! you fuckin HONDA bitchass ass kisser. Fuck hondas, hondas are for fuckin asains who cant race for shit who think their so tight because they have some shit called a "V-Tec" in their week ass car with a weak ass structural design. By a fuckin ford you asain asshole or go back to cheap ass japland and eat ass. Fords were the first cars, WE INVENTED CARS FOR FUCK SAKE! hondas suck weak designs, weak power, weak suspension, weak rear end housings, everything about it SUCKS!

[stevekach]

Ok you red neck fuck, you don't know what the fuck your talking about. first of all i am as white as your fucking ass! second, ask me this fuck nut. why does the resale stay so high on a civic and so low on a focus? or an accord vs. taurus? just answer that. Why is it that 2 out of the 3 usa automakers are in bankruptsy? Oh it must mean that they make great cars and everyone wants to buy them. NOT! They suck ass!! Honda and Toyota are killing the little 3 and thats that ass hole!

[e521soediv]

im not a redneck fag im from california a place you can only dream of coming to, and im not white so lets leave it at that. And the reason why the automakers are in bankrupcy is because fags like you aren't buying their cars because you think your so tight and cool rollin' down the street in you puny ass hondas with a loud a muffler acting like your jeff gordon but you really aint shit. Hondas are like clothes such as Hollister, people only buy it because its popular not cause it's better scum.

[stevekach]

Ohhh California! first of all ass hole Californians buy more imports than any other state. Second i go to california all the fucking time. Third your state is all but bankrupt too. 4th i don't have loud muffler on my car (its a Nissan Exterra). 5th you didn't answer my question about the resale thing. And 6th, people would buy American cars if they made cars people wanted to drive! Why else would people drive imports??? Oh and by the way California has alot of rednecks.Ever heard of bakersfield

[admiralthrawn24]

hey e521soediv , are intentionally making incorrect statements? Henry Ford did not invent the automobile, he only invented the assembly line construction. Daimler invented the car in about 1896.

[x2xtreme360]

wow... everything about that paragraph was completely wrong. Civic's are the biggest pile of shit car created and they were created to do one thing... get groceries. They weren't meant to have coffee cans, carbon fiber hoods, clear corners, ridiculous ebay wings, or euro tails put on them. I seriously hope you're not calling a Civic or an Accord an import based off the simple fact that the badge says Honda on them.

[acuraboy101]

but actually, you suck. the only ford i would buy is a mustang or a gt.

[e521soediv]

Acuras suck. No one buys them crappy disgrace peice of falsely engineered equipment they just happend to call an "automobile."

[acuraboy101]

speaking kinda strongly there?? you must drive a saturn or something.

[e521soediv]

It doesn't matter what i drive. Stop digressing. Just because someone drives a car from a certain company doesn't mean they're this or that kind of a person, in fact those thoughts are similar and are shallow as the thoughts of judging someone based on their skin color.

[tsohmas]

acura is made by honda, and the last i checked they were doin better that american car companies. =]

[endlessnameless16]

called a CAR actually mate lol

Honda are good enough, certainly beat any American car company I can think of =)

[x2xtreme360]

a Mustang? I would change that answer to ONLY the GT.

[ek4civichatch]

Drive both then STFU

[greengrass313]

What was Cheever thinking? What is his excuse? "My hand slipped"? Isn't this the 2nd crash between Marco and Cheever with in 2 or 3 months? (The other crash at St. Pete during practice)

[erwinruys]

Michael is just an ass, he couldn't drive in the F1 and always crashed in the CART.

[Grayqboufan]

so if he always crashed in CART....then how is it that he managed to win 30 races, and lead over 5,000 laps in that series?.....just sayin

[AutoRacer5]

Ok then, let's go over the facts:

Cheever spent multiple seasons in F1 with a few podium finishes.

Michael didn't complete a season with 1 podium.

Cheever has an Indy 500 win.

Michael does not.

[AutoRacer5]

He has every right to be, considering that unlike Marco or Michael, he won the Indy 500.

[senorsoupe]

Eddie Cheever was a pretty good F1 driver, he was pretty good in CART, and he was pretty good in the IRL, but by 2006 he was washed up and the only reason he was driving was because his team could not afford to pay another driver. This was not a malicious crash on Eddie's part, he just screwed up royally.

[MSB325]

eddie cheaver was a great driver, he was....that was then this is now...he did have the car ...were gonna call it a momintary lasps in judgement

[AutoRacer5]

Eddie Cheever has the longest career of any American in F1.

[Wilbury44]

Who refers to Eddie Cheever as a guy that doesn't deserve to be on the track, at least he can win an Indy 500.

[scottyleep]

i wish you got what chever said happend. i think that would have been funny i can't stand the guy.

[DaGrimRpr]

LOL Andretti is such a baby.... It's always about crying for him.... xD

[TheMarioBros]

Gosh I love Eddie Cheever. He's a REAL racer (which seems to be a dying breed in the IRL now), not like that loser Baby Marco.

[FrodothePuppet]

Intentional or not, Cheever's move was careless.

1995 Indy notables: Villeneuve, the Fittipaldis, Rahal, Gordon, Luyendyk, Fabi, Sullivan, Guerrero, Pruett, Boesel, Fernandez, Tracy, Vasser, Andretti, de Ferran, and Cheever.

And in 1998: Cheever, Lazier, Brack, Sharp, Boesel, Luyendyk, Guerrero, Goodyear, Stewart.

But fortunately none of that is relevant today now that everybody is under the same sanctioning again.

[FrodothePuppet]

And I think that was Andretti's problem, as it was for Zanardi, da Matta, and possibly Bourdais; they tried to go directly from American racing to F1, which is completely different (especially in terms of blocking). I think it's similar to open-wheel drivers trying to race in the Sprint Cup after only a few ARCA and Busch starts (possibly an ego thing). Their resultant failure doesn't mean they suck, it's due to a lack of proper preparation.

[dienkonig33]

@FrodothePuppet

Indy drivers transitioning to F1 have 1,00s of internal issues to deal with before they can even think about what the competition is doing..

[powersurge001]

cheever scored 9 podiums in his f1 career, with midfield teams, and always a lack of luck. andretti scored one podium with a MCLAREN! and crashed out of 7 of 13 races. one more reason cheever is better: he won the indy 500, which asshole andretti has never won and he won't stop bitching about it.

[Budweiser8Jr]

in 1993, McLaren was using a factory supply of Ford engines and was severly underpowered in 1993. Also, I don't consider Cheever's win in Indy worth anything...he had no competition that year!

[powersurge001]

eddie cheever is awesome. that was an ugly move but michael andretti is such a prick, hes just jealous of eddie because he couldn't do shit in F1.

[oscarpink]

what corner is that

p.s. sorry for my poor american racing knowledge ive just started watching indycar, nascar etc. i havent seen this corner i think

[zomgjabroni]

It's between turns 8 and 9 of the full Watkins Glen circuit. I guess you could call it the heel of the boot - the boot being the extra bit of track that Indycar and sports cars use that NASCAR bypasses.

[oscarpink]

ok so its the long circuit

sorry the only u.s motorsport ibe been watching is nascar but im starting to watch indy cars and stuff

[Gualo92]

Wow! Love Eddie Cheever!

[doctordazzled]

all Andretti are babies except John.

[Mandipooh912]

Also, does anyone remember that time Eddie tried to take Dale Earnhardt out of a Daytona IROC race a few years ago? Typical Eddie Cheever for ya!

[andrettigirl4ever]

i love marco at around :55 i mean comeon that is an Andretti for you. See Cheever is stupid to do that. Whatever he had with Michael or Mario, doesnt mean he can take it out on Marco.Marco never did anything.

[Randildo]

I bel;eive he said "they should throw out the Watkins Glen Nascar race and add the race to the F1 season."  basically saying give the nascar date to F1.

[dfrids]

Well, having a Nascar date has nothing to do with having a F1 date. I love the Nascar guys at these tracks, especially Watkins Glen. I don't think the owners, ISC, have any interest any doing something like that. Even if they did, there would need to be an enormous amount of improvements necessary to make the track safe for F1's speeds.

A bit unfortunate, especially after losing Indy's race. I guess I'll have to wait a little longer to finally get a chance to see them in action.

[Randildo]

I suggest a high profile American driver(Jeff Gordon? Jimmie Johnson? tony Stewart?) move to F1 and do well and get everyones attention here and maybe it will happen. The F1 fan base in the US isnt very strong, and thats sad, and it proves it cuz they couldnt keep a date at indy.

[dfrids]

The odd thing is, that Indy possibly had the largest F1 crowd ever in 2000, with over 225,000 people attending. I have no idea of the numbers from the more recent numbers, but I assume their pretty high.

And the first thing you said, yah, that would certainly add attention. The question would be, how much and for how long. And it would depend highly of their ability to succeed, which is difficult if you're not racing for one of the top teams.

[Randildo]

Thats the key, Michael Andretti failed in 93, but Im sure if Jeff Gordon wanted a good shot he could get it. Id like to see it, and see him succeed and get a race back in the states. The US GP at Indy failed because the home fans have noone to root for. Not to take away from Scott Speed, but he wasnt much to be proud of. If The F1 wants it to succeed in the US they could. I dont think they care one way or the other if US fans like it or not.

[hotmercedes]

F1 is coming back to the track in indy. It has been redone for the moto GP race this fall. It runs counter clockwise and the silly "hair pins" are gone. It was the first time in history that the FIA sent the motoGP and F1 officials to a track together. The new layout is approved. The race was "lost" because of the "tire fiasco" made it unprofitable to the IMS. when the FIA came asking for MORE money the IMS said no way. Scott Speed was in a bad car, end of story.

[hotmercedes]

also remember Eddie did quite well in F1 while Mikey fail like a chump. didnt even finish the 1st season. He was in a mclearn to boot. it was a "bad" year for the team, but he couldnt make it. Same with zanardi, bad team. he also could not get a handle on the carbon brakes.

[mingonia]

*McLaren :P

[Fastbikkel]

I dont like the anretti's either, but cheever was really wrong here.

Cheever knows it too, it was time to stop.

[Randildo]

Just like that idiot move cheever pulled at Daytona in an Iroc race in 2001 on Dale Earnhardt

[Dropspine]

go shit your self michael and marco eddie was taking the line and marco missed judge him, what was this marco's 9 th race compared to a 30 year career

[mik9765]

michael is a notorious crybaby and his son takes after him. marco is a cocky young punk

[XanderZoneinc]

yeah they shold through out the watkins glen race in nascar and add the reace to the f1 season

[smoK1NG]

Micheal Andretti is an idiot, "he did it on purpose" he talks bull poop.

[orioles001]

i'm wondering the same thing

[FrodothePuppet]

I believe Cheever Racing moved to the Rolex Sports Car Series.

[orioles001]

It looked like Marco wanted to punch him out after he got out

[orioles001]

sorry about the double post there

[orioles001]

It looked like Marco wanted to punch him out after he got out

[irishclown66]

michael is one to talk ,a pretty dirty driver himself.and remember the toronto indy when mario passed the same car on the track 4 or 5 times and then pulled out to pass stefan johannson and crashed into it sitting on the race track.i would say he was not paying attention.make sure the car is gone before you decide to make the pass,that's just using your head and the andretti's talk about cheever ,give me a break.the cry-babies of racing............

[6969jennyo]

Michael never fully commited to F1, dont think he really wanted to leave CART, but would be pestered into it by mario.

[hiroshi021]

that makes sense, and ironicly enough, Mario now is feeling bad and dissapointed for the IRL-CART split feeling it's holding Marco's chances back at driving an F1 car. Obviously it isn't Mclaren or Ferrari so Marco will likely pull a Michael Andretti.

[Zoomer30]

I agree with Mario, but if you appiled that logic, there would be 2-3 cars out there.

[roramonjr]

did he get punished?

[kiranowen]

Michael Andretti refering back to his F1 career...complete idiot

[therrydicule]

Andretti was a catastrophe on F1 because of a lot of think(Wife, try limit rule be FIA,McLaren car and Budget)... But not because is was bad driver or an idiot.

[kiranowen]

I take the idiot comment back, a bit harsh. The McLaren wasn't a bad car as Senna and Hakkinen proved (Senna - 5 wins, Hakkinen - stunning debut). Unfortunately for Michael, he made too many mistakes, had his unfair shared of bad luck

(South Africa,Canada and Brazil in particular) and was paired with the greatest driver to ever grace the sport.

[therrydicule]

1st: Be polite.

2e:It's was a mile away from William , with Ferrari and Benneton.

Just look the qualification time at Bresil and Europe round: Andretti he's in the same second then Senna... But boot was at 2 seconds down from the William. And Senna, he's all a driver.

[klrocker91]

Moron Eddie Cheever obviously he didn't realize he was racing somebody with the last name ANDRETTI

[cheebadog]

Just watched Marco the moron take out Thomas shecter at Texas just weeks after his flip at Indy. Also loved seeing pouting Danica make an ass out of herself with Wheldon a week ago. I can't even think of any other young drivers that are bigger crybabies. If you're looking for a talented young driver to follow just look at Lewis Hamilton in F1. At least he's accomplishing things and doesn't come across like an ass when a camera is in his face.

[srhhawaii]

actually mario got 1. michael was close many many times, even last year. do you have video of the start of the 1992 indy 500. classic andretti moment. michael had that race locked up too till his engine failed. he has never won, but is still one of the best there.

[srhhawaii]

cheever never won a cart indy 500, so his doesn't matter

[Youngelite]

welp i guess whinedretti is at it again it was a racing incident.

[DarthSparhawk]

Poor Marco... Marco rules. Cheever is a fine driver, but his hatred to Andretti is appaling. To take a kid out of his race is real ugly.

[Brantoc]

It's racing

Makes people mad, but it happens.

[joelapo123]

Eddie Cheever is a jack ass (cart sucks)

[VampireYoshi]

Yeah, just about the time he had left CART, after it truly mattered.

[GoFeri]

Shit happens in racing.

[HomeDepot20TS]

You give the faster car the room, especially when he's fourth and you're two laps of the pace. I don't think he's stupid enough to pull that on purpose but like the color commentator said, he just wasn't paying attention. That's not an excuse, racers need to have complete focus on what's going on around them, especially back markers.

[danielhanlon19]

I dont know about you guys, but I have to agree with Michael Andretti, I dont think Cheever should be driving like that for a veteren. But than again, Cheever didnt notice Marco, but he should know he is there coz Cheever's pit crew must have informed him.

[FuzzyBerk]

Very Ironic. It's Eddie Cheever instead of an Andretti. Has Micheal Andretti forgotten the fun he had in '93. reminds me of Micheal Schumacher in '97 at Jerez with Jaques Villeneuve.

[baronvonrich]

cheever, {a fine driver on his day} moved to the right to take his line. Marco loses it in a puddle in response to eddies movement. To paraphrase Ken Tyrrell, "f**k em, they can find a way past you". marco was too hasty, eddie was a bit harsh, thats racing. Marco does seem to be a horrible little tw*t, but hes by far americas best hope for proper worldwide success. Why is scot speed? what the fu*ck is a Danika?

[whompus02]

Not that Eddie was in the right...but anytime you can take out an Andretti is a glorious day. they all are complete assholes . . . . yeah Michael, Eddie just wrecked his and yours $700k vehicle on purpose just to piss you off...you idiot

[MoleLoosli]

"The guy doesn't even deserve to be out on the race track." ...just remember the indy 500 from '98..Marco was on the blind spot of cheever's mirror, just that.., so michael, don't say bullshit

[slickike]

I was at Indy this year.The word around the track that day was Ceever was broke,hangin' on by a thread,and I don't think I saw anyone wearing his gear !

[wak4life]

Funny to here Michael Andretti say this about Cheever: "The guy doesn't even deserve to be out on the race track." He must be one of very few people who don't remember his many crashes in 1993.

[blackfang82]

That was a bad move... :P

[whompus02]

Yes it was a bonehead move on Eddies part but I'm happy about it. I cant stand the pompus Andretti family. theyre all assholes

[wak4life]

These guys on commentary make James Allen sound enthusiatic!!! Don't get too excited, lads!

[indyjim1969]

patience in picking the right place to pass on a road course is the key.

[VampireYoshi]

Andretti would've challenged for winning both the road courses if it hadn't been for that move. He had been running faster than Castroneves and Dixon, the two who were ahead there.

[shadowsfromthesun]

Cheever had a "senior moment".

[jonnyspa27]

Pretty boneheaded from ol Cheeve!