Happy birthday today to Marco Andretti, the grandson of motor racing legend Mario Andretti, who turns 29 today.
While Marco has never made it into Formula One, he's still a racing veteran having competed for the last ten years in the US open wheel IndyCar Series for his father Michael's race team, Andretti Autosport.
Michael himself did spend a year taking part in Grand Prix races with McLaren in 1993, although the retirements outnumbered the finishes. He bowed out three races before the end of the season, but did so with a flourish when he claimed a podium for third place at Monza.
To celebrate Marco's birthday today, here's a picture of him in his 'office' at the 2013 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma in California.
The new season of the Verizon IndyCar Series gets underway today with the first race of the year, the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg in Florida. Among the drivers lining up on the grid are former Marussia Manor drivers Max Chilton and Alexander Rossi making their maiden starts in the competition.
Other familiar Formula One faces taking part in today's race are Takuma Sato and Juan Pablo Montoya (last year's event winner), and former GP2/3 drivers Luca Filippi and Conor Daly.
