French Formula One driver whose skill and tenacity sustained the Ferrari team in difficult times In an era of fierce competition between such hardened professionals as Niki Lauda , Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell, the French racing driver Patrick Tambay managed to bring the air and the ethics of an old-school gentleman amateur to the Formula One paddock. Tambay, who has died aged 73, had the skill and tenacit
