Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na 1978 Patrese fọrọ nke nta ka o merie agbụrụ nke abụọ nke Arrows,
South African Grand Prix, ruo mgbe engine ọdịda manyere ya ịla ezumike nká 15 agba site na njedebe. O mechara were nke abụọ na Swedish Grand Prix n'azụ Niki Lauda's Brabham BT46B "fan car", na naanị ọdịdị ya tupu ewepụ ya. Otú ọ dị, ụfọdụ ndị ọkwọ ụgbọala a ma ama, dị ka Ronnie Peterson na James Hunt, lere ụdị ịkwọ ụgbọala ya anya dị ka nke na-eme ihe ike. Ka oge na-aga n'afọ ahụ, na Italian Grand Prix, a na-ata Patrese ụta maka ịkwọ ụgbọala na-eme ihe ike maka nnukwu ihe mberede nke mbụ. N'otu akụkụ, otu n'ime ihe kpatara ya bụ mmalite mmalite nke onye nduzi agbụrụ Monza, na-eduga n'ụgbọala ndị dị n'azụ ubi ahụ na-ejide ndị nọ n'etiti etiti ahụ bụ ndị kwụsịrị kpamkpam mgbe a na-enye akara ngosi akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ. Ka a na-ekwu nke a, Patrese, Peterson, na mmadụ 8 ndị ọzọ tinyere aka n'ụgbọala 10 na-agbakọ n'ihu ụzọ mbata, na-akpata nkwụsị nke agbụrụ ahụ. Peterson, onye mmerụ ahụ sitere na mgbagha mgbagha ahụ abụghị nke na-eyi ndụ egwu, nwụrụ site na embolism ụbọchị mgbe Grand Prix gasịrị.