{"id":490251,"date":"2008-09-01T18:00:57","date_gmt":"2008-09-01T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=51762"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:20:04","slug":"patrick-tambay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/patrick-tambay\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Tambay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>The French, two-time Can-Am champion and former Ferrari F1 driver speaks with Nasir Hameed about his early days, his time in in the Can-Am and F1 and his love for the American Rockies.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_575944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-575944\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/INT200809-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-575944 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/INT200809-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Tambay\" width=\"665\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/INT200809-p1.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/INT200809-p1-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/INT200809-p1-631x1024.jpg 631w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/INT200809-p1-62x100.jpg 62w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/INT200809-p1-293x476.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-575944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Tambay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>Please tell us about your earliest racing memories?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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