Ex-Formula 1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died, according to a statement by his family to the PA news agency
Ex-Formula 1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died, according to a statement by his family to the PA news agencyEx-Formula 1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died, according to a statement by his family to the PA news agency.
He was 76.and became a popular pundit on TV after selling the team in 2005.for what he had called “quite aggressive” cancer of the bladder and prostate which spread to his spine and pelvis. The family statement said Jordan “passed away peacefully with family by his side in Cape Town” early Thursday. “EJ brought an abundance of charisma, energy and Irish charm everywhere he went. We all have a huge hole missing without his presence. He will be missed by so many people, but he leaves us with tonnes of great memories to keep us smiling through our sorrow.” Irish businessman Jordan operated his own racing team in lower-level series before moving up to F1 in 1991, giving future seven-time champion Michael Schumacher his first race that year. Other drivers over the years included Damon Hill, who won the 1996 championship with Williams, future Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was third in the championship for Jordan in 1999. Jordan Grand Prix won four races before Jordan sold the team in 2005. Following more sales and name changes since then, the team competes as Aston Martin.for Aston Martin last year.
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