I te tau 1980, ka uru atu a Depailler ki te roopu Alfa Romeo hou, i te huarahi hoki mai: I mahi a Depailler i tana mahi mai i tana aitua o te hang-gliding i te tau kua hipa, a kua whakauruhia e ia tana motuka ki nga peera motuhake i hangaia hei whakapakari i ona uaua waewae, kei te haere tonu ia i te mamae i te wa o tana aitua kino, a he tere te motuka (i eke ia ki te 3 mo te 1980 United States Grand Prix West
) engari kaore i te tino pono ki te whakaoti.