Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Apo Lauda akatamira kuBrabham muna 1978, Reutemann akava mutezo mukuru wechikwata cheFerrari, akabatanidzwa nomuCanada muduku Gilles Villeneuve. Reutemann akashandisa 312T2B kukunda muBrazil, uye 312T3 kukunda muBritain uye kaviri muUnited States (Long Beach uye Watkins Glen). Zvisinei, chikwata cheLotus chakanga chichitonga apo muenzaniso wavo mutsva 79 wakatangwa muMonaco
, uye Reutemann akapedza pedyo wechitatu ari pfungwa chinzvimbo shure Andretti uye Peterson.