For Arnoux it was a bitter pill to swallow as he had sat on the pole at the circuit three times previously when he had driven for both Renault (1980 and 1982) and Ferrari (1983).
Para Arnoux foi unha pílula difícil de tragar xa que anteriormente lograra a pole no circuíto tres veces, cando el pilotara tanto para Renault (1980 e 1982) e Ferrari (1983).