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Michael Andretti on life after Indy defeats

What does an elite sportsman do when the greatest achievement of his career is overshadowed by a near-miss on his sport's biggest stage? He just has to live with it, as Michael Andretti tells David Malsher. Last Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of Rick Mears joining the four-time Indy 500 winners’ club, after a stunning outside pass on Michael Andretti at Turn 1 on lap 188 of the 200. It was therefore also the 25th anniversary of Andretti losing the Indy 500 despite making a stunning outside pass on Mears at Turn 1 just one lap earlier… During Long Beach weekend this year, at the Legends night in the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, Michael was asked what the Indianapolis...
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