Former F1 driver and race driver Jacques Laffite was given the chance to take the wheel of Renault’s R27.

Laffite competed in Formula One between 1974 and 1986, achieving six race wins for the Ligier team and becoming their most successful ever driver. The Frenchman is now a commentator for French TV channel TF1.

The R27 which Laffite drove is the car that normally features in Renault’s Roadshow, however Laffite’s drive was part of a marketing scheme to be shown in the run up to a race.

By Forumula1.net on Tuesday, October 14, 2008