The Ferrari years of Patrick Tambay

Patrick Tambay had turned his back on F1. Years of fighting in the soft underbelly of the peloton had taken their toll on his enthusiasm. The former ski champion then headed back to America, this New World where he had already shone on the snowy slopes of Colorado and the slopes of the Can-Am championship. The Cannes resident was not closed to the idea of ​​a return to the premier category, but he had conditioned him to a call from a more upscale team like Renault or Ferrari. The hand of destiny wanted it to be the tragic disappearance of his friend Gilles Villeneuve which opened the doors of Maranello (Italy). “ J’étais à Hawaii quand j’ai appris que Gilles, avec qui j’avais lié de véritables relations d’amitié en Formule Atlantique quelques années plutôt, venait de se tuer à Zolder, lors des essais du Grand