Zanardi won the championship in 1996-97 and Montoya squeezed past Dario Franchitti last season to win the points title as a rookie. The equipment has something to with the four consecutive championships. But titles aren't won with good equipment alone. I know because I worked with those guys. Ganassi will quickly agree with Andretti's assessment.
People are what makes a successful racing team.
They've been the key to our four straight titles, and they're the reason I'm confident our success can continue. So the championships aren't solely a credit to Honda, Reynard and Firestone. In this case, a large part of the credit goes to a team that includes guys like Montoya, Vasser, Zanardi, Nunn, managing director Tom Anderson, team manager Mike Hull, chief engineer Julian Robertson, first-year chief engineer Bill Pappas, chief engineer Ricky Davis, chief mechanic Simon Hodgson and crew chief Robin Hill. Once we got everything singing along, the guys couldn't wait for pit stops. There's little doubt, however, that the team's reliability will be tested in this season of change.