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 akasiya basa muBrazil Grand Prix yakatevera, akarekodha podiums dzakatevedzana pamitambo mitatu inotevera; wechipiri muSouth Africa, wechitatu muUnited States uye kukunda kwake kwekutanga muMonaco
, kwaakawana chinzvimbo chake chakanakisisa chokupedza gore racho, chechishanu. Akawana mamwe mapfundo matatu mumwaka wakasara wemwaka, akanakisa eaya ari wechipiri muAustria Grand Prix. Kuvimbika kwakanga kuri chinetso nokuti akapedza nhangemutange sere bedzi.