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Jacques Laffite was part of a wave of fast French F1 drivers who hit the grid in the 1970s and 80s. His 12-year F1 career brought six race victories and he had more than one shot at the World Championship. It’s a record he’s pleased with, but as he reveals, his career is tinged with regret. Jacques tells Tom Clarkson about his eye-opening debut at the original Nürburgring, his championship chances, and admits he wishes he’d worked harder. He tells great stories about turning up to practice in his pyjamas, how wearing big shoes made him faster and the eyedrop mix-up that once stopped him racing. Jacques also remembers the 1986 crash which ended his career and his emotional return to an F1 cockpit at the age of 64. Topics in this episode:
0:00 – Jacque Laffite’s long F1 career is tinged with regret
6:01 – Williams and racing with Keke Rosberg
15:53 – Riding F1’s French wave with Jacques’ fastest teammate
20:08 – Big shoes, a big chance and a big F1 debut
30:13 – Chasing championships with the all-French Ligier team
37:54 – Another lost chance in 1981
45:00 – Jacques on driving Alonso’s 2007 Renaultand Ligier’s ‘Teapot’
52:45 – The crash which ended Laffite’s F1 career
59:31 – Why winning in the rain means so much to Jacques
1:02:02 – The eyedrop mix-up that once stopped Jacques racing
1:10:06 – Tom reads your messages about his chat with Ivan Capelli For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®:
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