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"More satisfying than winning Indianapolis"

"More satisfying than winning Indianapolis," was how Mario Andretti described his Formula 1 victory in the United States Grand Prix on this day 43 years ago. Andretti's triumph in the USGP West, otherwise known as the Long Beach Grand Prix given its location, is significant to this day as he remains the only American to win an F1 race on home soil, and we are excluding the running of the Indy 500 that was part of the F1 championship from 1950 to 1960. Article continues under video Another milestone was that it was the maiden success of the Lotus 78, a car which employed ground-effect technology for the first time. A pall had been cast going into the race weekend following the...
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