Patrick Depailler’s Alfa Romeo 179,
Hockenheim, 1980. He survived the crash, but not for very long, dying from severe injuries moments later.
Patrick Depailler in the Tyrrell P34 at Japan, 1976.
—Credit to the Cahier Archive
Patrick Depailler and Jody Sheckter at the Scandinavian Raceway (Sweden) in 1974.
Both driving for Tyrrell, in the 007.
Patrick Depailler — Tyrrell 007
Nurburgring, 1974.
How to turn an air box into a water box.
A friendly hello wave from Patrick Depailler on the Tyrrell P34,
Zandvoort, 1976.
Patrick Depailler racing at Long Beach, 1978.
One of the most satisfying camera angles to watch Mr. Depailler doing his magic with the Tyrrell 008 — the last Tyrrell he ever drove.
What I especially like about this footage, aside from the obvious, is that it’s pretty easy to spot why Formula 1 was so dangerous back then, even in 1978. You get the “kart feeling” and instability just by watching the action, except the speeds are as mental as todays’.
It is quite something, isn’t it?
Patrick Depailler / Tyrrell P34 (1976-1977)
Wheel count * 1.5 = fun * 2. Yes, my math is weird.
—Credit to the Cahier Archive
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