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

F1 Beyond The Grid

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🗓️ 26 June 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

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…

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0:30.2	Hello, I'm Patrick També.
0:32.8	And you're listening to Beyond the Grid.
0:40.6	Hi everyone, Tom Clarkson here and welcome to Beyond the Grid presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 352 Wireless Headphones.
0:49.4	My guess this week is a man who raced for some of Formula One's top teams,
0:53.8	including McLaren, Ferrari and Renault.
0:56.6	He won a couple of races for Ferrari, but it was the way in which he carried the team through the second half of 1982,
1:03.4	which was one of the most tumultuous seasons in its history that left as big an impression as any trophy,
1:09.5	especially for the Tiffosi.
1:11.4	I'm talking of course about Patrick També.
1:15.0	Patrick is one of motorsports good guys.
1:17.6	He arrived in F1 via the Securitus Route of Downhill Skiing, the US College System,
1:23.0	and the American Cannam Series.
1:25.4	He was very highly rated to the extent that he had the choice of Ferrari or McLaren in his first full season in 1978.
1:33.4	He chose McLaren and his close friend, Jill Villeneuve, went to Ferrari.
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