41 years ago, Jacques Laffite won his 6th and last Grand Prix in Canada

Reutemann, Piquet, Laffite, here are the three men who could still hope to become world champions at the end of this penultimate round of the 1 Formula 1981 World Championship. If for the two South Americans it was not a Surprise, on the other hand, for the Talbot man, it was much more unexpected. In Montreal, in the midst of disastrous psychological and climatic conditions, Jacques Laffite performed incredibly flawlessly... due, it is true, 99 percent to the extraordinary performance of the Michelins under the flood! AH286 of October 1, 1981 - Didier Braillon

Published on 27/09/2022 à 16:32

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41 years ago, Jacques Laffite won his 6th and last Grand Prix in Canada

In the Canadian rain, Jacques Laffite claimed the 6th and final victory of his F1 career. ©DPPI

When cars and drivers arrive in Montreal, under torrential rain and bitter cold, five drivers can still claim the title of World Champion: they are Reutemann, who shows both confidence and serenity, Piquet, who firmly believes in the future, Jones, who despite his decision to abandon competition after Las Vegas, has in no way given up playing his personal card, and our two Frenchmen, Cheers and Laffite whose chances are somewhat lessened by the fact that the Renault will undoubtedly be very handicapped in Las Vegas, and that the Talbot is fifteen points behind, that is to say the equivalent of a victory and a second place.

On Sunday morning, the sky is gray, the rain falls intermittently, it is cold, which means, in fact, that the weather conditions are exactly what we feared! At half past eleven, for the thirty minutes of warm-up, the track is still wet, even if it is not raining