Formula 1

As Rene Arnoux celebrates his 74th birthday, Mirror Sport remembers the major moments from the career of the seven-time race winner who came close to world ...

Three wins in the 1983 season gave him a strong chance of becoming a world champion for himself, but then he suffered an engine failure in the final race and ended up finishing the year third. As a result, the reaction from the French fans was more split than it would usually have been, and the rift between the two drivers meant Arnoux was to move on at the end of the year, joining another compatriot at Ferrari in Patrick Tambay. The Ferrari racer crossed the line just two tenths of a second ahead, but both were treated like heroes by the crowd that adored them for the exciting show they had put on – and both racers received that adulation as one in an inspiring display of mutual respect.