 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kubatana neAlfa Romeo kwakaguma mumwaka wa1979, wekutanga wechikwata nemutyairi wechidiki weBrazil Nelson Piquet. Murray akagadzira iyo yakazara-pasi mhedzisiro BT48 yakatenderedza nekukurumidza yakagadziriswa nyowani Alfa Romeo V12 injini uye yakabatanidza inoshanda kabhoni-kabhoni braking system - tekinoroji Brabham akapayona muna 1976. Zvisinei, kufamba kwakanga kusingatarisirwi kwepakati pemotokari yacho pakudzvinyirira mhepo kwakanga kwaita kuti kutungamirira kwayo kusatarisika uye injini itsva yacho yakanga isingavimbiki. Chikwata chakadonha kusvika pachinhanho chechisere muConstructors Championship pakupera kwemwaka. Alfa Romeo yakatanga kuedza motokari yavo yeFormula One munguva yemwaka, ichikurudzira Ecclestone kudzokera kuCosworth DFV injini, kufamba kwaMurray kunotsanangurwa se kuita sezororo. Iyo itsva, yakareruka, Cosworth-powered BT49 yakaunzwa pamberi pemugumo wegore paCanada Grand Prix; apo pashure pokurovedza Lauda akazivisa kurega kwake pakarepo kutyaira, gare gare achiti akanga asisiri kuwana mufaro upi noupi wokutyaira achitenderera achitenderera. 