Patrick Tambay on friendship with Gilles Villeneuve and helping Ferrari through one of most tumultuous periods. Tambay was a guest this week on F1's official podcast.

He raced for some of Formula One’s top teams, including McLaren and Renault, but Patrick Tambay is probably best remembered as a Ferrari driver.

Having arrived in F1 via the circuitous route of downhill skiing, the US college system and the American CanAm series, Patrick Tambay ended up driving for the Prancing Horse after the death of close friend Gilles Villeneuve. He then helped carry the team through one of its most tumultuous periods, famously providing spirit-lifting victories in Germany and San Marino.

In an episode of Formula 1’s official podcast – Beyond The Grid, from back in 2020, the amiable Frenchman talked us through his memorable career, regaling Tom with anecdotes of partying with former team mate James Hunt, Villeneuve’s madcap antics off-track and that turbulent Ferrari period: