Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Wuxuu ku soo biiray tartankii Monaco Grand Prix ee 1977 isaga oo ka tirsan kooxda tartanka ee Shadow oo uu kafaala qaaday ganacsade Talyaani ah Franco Ambrosio, isagoo beddelay Renzo Zorzi. Waxa uu helay dhibcigiisii ugu horeeyay
Japan Grand Prix dabayaaqadii sanadkaas. Dabayaaqadii sanadkaas hogaamiyaha kooxda Jackie Oliver iyo kafaala qaade Ambrosio ayaa ka tagay Shadow si ay u sameeyaan kooxda Arrows. Patrese iyo kooxda Shadow Alan Jones labaduba waxay heleen dalabyo ka yimid kooxda Williams ee 1978: halka Jones uu ku biiray Williams, Patrese wuxuu la xiriiray Arrows, oo ay weheliyaan Rolf Stommelen. Shadow ayaa markii dambe maxkamad u gudbiyay Arrows, isagoo ku dooday in Arrows ay xaday naqshadda Shadow DN9 ee Arrows oo ay asal ahaan ku socdaan DN9 magac kale. Maxkamada ayaa ogolaatay, waxayna Arrows ku qasabtay in ay naqshadeeyaan oo ay dhisaan baabuur cusub, Arrows A1, kaas oo noqday kii ugu horeeyay ee Arrows F1.