His injuries saw him sit out the first two races of the 1981 season, but it soon became clear he wasn't fully fit, failing to qualify for two of his four attempts, at which point he decided to retire from Formula One, and he then became manager of the Ligier/Talbot team in 1982.
As súas feridas obrigáronlle a perderse as dúas primeiras carreiras da tempada 1981, pero pronto viuse que non estaba en plena forma, non logrou clasificarse en dous dos seus catro intentos, momento no que decidiu retirarse da Fórmula Un, converteuse en manager do equipo Ligier / Talbot en 1982.