 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mhedzisiro mumwaka miviri inotevera yakanga isiri nani zvikuru, paakadzokera kuEngland, zvakare kunomhanya kuWilliams 11 ne5 mapoinzi, zvichiteerana. Iye zvino ava nemakore makumi mana, Laffite akadzokera kuLigier muna 1985: mumwaka iwoyo akanga ari padanho katatu Great Britain, Germany neAustralia, nokuda kwezvikamu gumi nezvitanhatu. Muna 1986 akawana mapoinzi gumi nemana kusanganisira mamwe mapodiyamu maviri muhafu yekutanga yemwaka, asi akatyoka makumbo ose mukudonha pakutanga kweBritish Grand PrixpaBrands Hatch, uye pashure pacho akarega Formula One. Mujaho wakamiswa ndokutangazve pasina Laffite, uyo nokudaro akarongwa semunhu asina kutanga uye akapedza basa rake akabatanidzwa naGraham Hill nokuda kwekutanga kweGrand Prix. Akanga ari mutyairi akabudirira zvikuru munhau yeLigier, achitora matanhatu emakwikwi avo mapfumbamwe. 