Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ọsọ mbụ na Argentina, o chere na ụgbọala ahụ siri ike ijikwa na na ọsọ ọsọ ọsọ ọsọ, nku n'ihu malitere ịpụ na-akụ okpu agha ya. N'ọsọ ahụ, Hunt lara ezumike nká n'ihi nsogbu eletrik. Na Brazil, ọ lara ezumike nká na lap 6 n'ihi enweghị nkwụsi ike n'okpuru braking kpatara site na rack steering. N'oge a na-ahọpụta
South Africa, brek ụgbọala ya mebiri. O jisiri ike ghara ịdakwasị mgbidi ahụ, mana ọ bụ naanị onye nke asatọ n'ọsọ ahụ. Ọ lara ezumike nká na Spanish Grand Prix mgbe agbachara ya gburugburu iri abụọ na isii. Na Zolder, a na-agba ọsọ Wolf WR8 ọhụrụ mana Hunt kụrụ ihe mgbochi siri ike iji laghachi azụ n'okporo ụzọ. Mgbe ọ na-emezughị na 1979 Monaco Grand Prix, agbụrụ ebe afọ isii gara aga ọ mere ya mpụta mbụ ya, Hunt mere nkwupụta na 8 June 1979 ka ndị nta akụkọ na-akpọsa ya ozugbo ezumike nká si F1 mpi, na-ekwu na ọnọdụ ya na egwuregwu, na e dochie anya ga-eme n'ọdịnihu ụwa onye mmeri Keke Rosberg. N'agbanyeghị na ọ lara ezumike nká, ọ gara n'ihu na-arụ ọrụ iji kwalite ndị nkwado ya bụ Marlboro na Olympus.