Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Xilli ciyaareedkan, kooxda Renault ee warshadu waxay gashay labo baabuur markii ugu horeysay tan iyo markii ay soo gashay 1977. Guushii kaliya ee kooxda ee sanadka waxaa qaatay saaxiibkii kooxda Arnoux ee Jean-Pierre Jabouille
French Grand Prix oo ka dhacday garoonka Dijon-Prenois, laakiin Arnoux wuxuu qabsaday cinwaanada sababo la xiriira dagaalka adag ee giraangiraha garaacaya ee Flat-12 Ferrari ee Gilles Villeneuve oo ah kaalinta labaad, oo Villeneuve ku guuleystay. Qeybtii labaad ee xilli ciyaareedka, Arnoux wuxuu qaatay afar ka mid ah lixda ugu sareysa, oo ay ku jiraan seddex boos oo abaalmarino ah; Jabouille guushii Dijon waxay ahayd dhibcaha kaliya ee uu dhammeystiray sanadka.