Mario Andretti is not unlike so many others around the world touched by the coronavirus pandemic. One of the greatest racers of all time has battled loneliness and his own personal loss. His twin brother, Aldo, died of complications from COVID-19 in December and nothing prepared Andretti for the loss. He’s 81 and lives alone in his sprawling Pennsylvania mansion, where he keeps company with his 34-year-old yellow Amazon parrot. Andretti was back at the racetrack for the IndyCar season opener in Alabama because his son found a sponsor to continue the two-seater program that Andretti pilots at each event.
