 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nokuda kwa1978, Tyrrell akaunza Didier Pironi kuti atyaire pamwe chete naPatrick Depailler. Iyo 008 yakaita kutanga kwayo mumwaka kuvhura Argentine Grand Prix, uko Depailler akakodzera 10th uye akapedza wechitatu. Kunyange zvazvo akarega muBrazil Grand Prix yakatevera, akarekodha podiums dzakateedzana pazviitiko zvitatu zvinotevera; wechipiri muSouth Africa, wechitatu muUnited States uye kukunda kwake kwekutanga kuMonaco, kwaakawana mukana wake wakanaka wegore, wechishanu. Akawana mamwe mapfundo matatu mumwaka wakasara wemwaka, akanakisa eaya ari wechipiri muAustria Grand Prix. Kuvimbika kwakanga kuri chinetso nokuti akapedza nhangemutange sere bedzi. 