Felix Rocquain argued in an 1878 book, The Revolutionary Spirit Before the Revolution, 1715 - 1789, that one should not turn to the writings of Montesquieu, Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, etc., and to the ideals of «liberty, equality, fraternity» for an explanation of what
drove Frenchmen to revolution.
After several unsuccessful tries, the 442B finally helped Renault on the top of the podium at Le Mans in 1978, being
driven by
Frenchmen Jean - Pierre Jaussaud and Didier Pironi.