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
The Formula Vee maverick who has reached the top For a second consecutive year, a self-built machine has won the Formula Vee championship. But James Harridge's 'Maverick' comes from the very humblest of origins - with some parts even salvaged from a skip National
The point-less F1 teams of 1991 Six of the 18 teams that appeared in the 1991 Formula 1 season failed to score a point, whether through lack of funds to build and test new parts, under-par engines or management musical chairs. Here are their little-known stories F1
How Tandy joined an exclusive club of endurance legends Victory at last year's Spa 24 Hours meant Nick Tandy had completed the unofficial sextuple crown of the world's six biggest endurance races, becoming the first Briton to do so. Ahead of his fresh start with Corvette Racing, he explains how he did it GT
The reluctant Lotus ace who was dropped for Clark A firm believer that motor racing was a sport for gentlemen, Innes Ireland lived a spirited life. NIGEL ROEBUCK recalls a character whose outlook ceased to fit with modern Formula 1 F1
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