Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe Daly jisịrị nkà ya mee ihe n'asọmpi Formula Ford nke Ireland, ọ gbara onye mbụ ọ gbara n'asọmpi Formula Two nke Europe n'afọ 1977. N'afọ 1978 na 1979, ọ gbara asọmpi na Formula Two na Formula One, na-emecha nke atọ na asọmpi Formula Two n'oge abụọ ahụ. Site na 1980 ruo 1982, ọ lekwasịrị anya na Formula One, afọ kachasị mma ya bụ 1980, mgbe o nwetara ebe nke anọ abụọ wee mechaa nke iri na otu na Ọkwọ ụgbọ ala. Oge abụọ kachasị echefu echefu ya na F1 abịara na Monaco Grand Prix. Na 1980 ọ dara n'ụzọ dị egwu na nkwụsị mbụ mgbe ọ tụgharịrị ụgbọala atọ ọzọ. N'ime
N'afọ 1982, ọ hụrụ onwe ya na mberede na-azọ mmeri mgbe ụgbọala anọ ndị nọ n'ihu ya nwere nsogbu n'ihe na-erughị sekọnd abụọ ka ọ gafee, mana ọ kwụsịrị n'akụkụ mgbe gearbox ya jidere obere oge ka e mesịrị.