At Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that's clearly why manufacturers are involved - it's such a good testbed.

The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.

If the Indy Racing League didn't have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.

The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call 'the good old days.' Fans want the best, wherever they come from.

I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.

There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply. You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that.