 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna, Arnoux akatora kukunda kwake kwokutanga kweFormula One, kwokutanga kuri paInterlagos circuit muBrazil. Kukunda kwake kwechipiri kwakauya mujaho wakazotevera paKyalami circuit muSouth Africa, uko mhepo yakatetepa pakakwirira yakapa turbocharged Renault RE20 ine simba pamusoro pevakwikwidzi vayo vanonyanya kuCosworth-powered. Pashure pomutambo uyu, Arnoux akanga achitungamirira World Championship kokutanga. Akanga asingazorasikirwi nokutungamirira mumakwikwi kusvikira kuRound 6 muMonaco. Nguva yacho kunyange zvazvo yakanga yakamiswa nokusavimbika kubva kune turbocharged Renault V6 injini. Chigadzirwa chacho chaiva nesimba, chichibudisa zvinenge zvakaenzana neFerrari uye zvine simba zvikuru kupfuura Ford DFV, asi chakanga chisina kusimba, uye Renaults yakanga isinawo migumisiro yepasi. Kunyange zvazvo gare gare aizopedza wechipiri muDutch Grand PrixpaZandvoort, aizopedza mwaka ari pachinzvimbo chechitanhatu aine mapoinzi makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe, mapoinzi makumi matatu nemasere kumashure kweWorld Champion Alan Jones. 