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Patrick Tambay: “There was a time after Gilles’ death I felt he was in the car with me”

Patrick Tambay: “There was a time after Gilles’ death I felt he was in the car with me”

F1 Beyond The Grid vor 7 Jahren

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He raced for some of Formula One’s top teams, including McLaren
and Renault, but Patrick Tambay is probably best remembered as a
Ferrari driver. Having arrived in F1 via the circuitous route of
downhill skiing, the US college system and the North American
CanAm series, Tambay ended up driving for the Prancing Horse
after the death of close friend Gilles Villeneuve. He then helped
carry the team through one of its most tumultuous periods,
famously providing spirit-lifting victories in Germany and San
Marino.

This week on Beyond The Grid the amiable Frenchman talks us
through his memorable career, regaling Tom with anecdotes of
partying with former team mate James Hunt, Villeneuve’s madcap
antics off-track and that turbulent Ferrari period…