Conduct a few Internet searches on Patrick Tambay. Have a look in some of the many excellent dedicated Grand Prix encyclopedias out there. You will find that, in summing up the career of Frenchman and former Ferrari driver Patrick Tambay, they pretty much all start the same way.
What a thoroughly nice and popular chap he is.
Indeed, those who have been fortunate to meet Tambay would find it hard to disagree.
Andrea de Cesaris on his F1 career Andrea de Cesaris, who died on Sunday, made a big impression in his colourful career despite never winning a race. In this interview from 2006, he looks back on his F1 years with TIM REDMAYNE F1
Masters Degree: Nigel Mansell In a special series of features, leading up to this weekend's Grand Prix Masters of Great Britain at Silverstone, autosport.com talks to the driving masters themselves - about the old days, the new series and their love of motor racing. This week: Nigel Mansell on his racing career All
Masters Degree: Emerson Fittipaldi In a special series of features, leading up to this weekend's Grand Prix Masters of Great Britain at Silverstone, autosport.com talks to the driving masters themselves - about the old days, the new series and their love of motor racing. This week: Emerson Fittipaldi on his 1993 battle with Nigel Mansell at Cleveland All
Masters Degree: Rene Arnoux In a special series of features, leading up to the Grand Prix Masters of Great Britain at Silverstone on August 13th, autosport.com talks to the driving masters themselves - about the old days, the new series and their love of motor racing. This week: Rene Arnoux on driving for Renault and Ferrari All
How Ricciardo helped Renault rediscover its swagger Daniel Ricciardo is McLaren-bound next season, but leaving a Renault team which is undergoing a resurgence on and off the track. He and team principal Cyril Abiteboul tell STUART CODLING and BEN ANDERSON what's been happening behind the scenes F1
The great unheralded Imola F1 drives The return of Imola to the Formula 1 calendar for this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix provides an opportunity to assess some of its less-remembered but still noteworthy drives. Autosport highlights those which have been forgotten by history F1
What the first look at 2021's F1 aero rules tells us As well as learning a new circuit to Formula 1, several teams used their Portuguese GP practice running to try out new aero concepts ahead of rule changes for next year - providing an interesting first insight into what 2021 F1 cars will look like F1
The pre-race call that gave Hamilton the edge at Portimao Lewis Hamilton seized Formula 1's all-time win record with victory in a tricky Portuguese Grand Prix for Mercedes. He went wheel-to-wheel with Valtteri Bottas and won out, but a pre-qualifying decision was key to gaining a decisive advantage F1
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