Ex-Formula 1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died, according to a statement by his family. He was 76. (More Motorsport News)
Often known simply as 바카라EJ,바카라 he ran his own Jordan team in the 1990s and 2000s in F1. His humor, strong opinions and often extravagant dress sense made Jordan a popular pundit on TV after selling the team in 2005.
Jordan was undergoing treatment for what he had called 바카라quite aggressive바카라 cancer of the bladder and prostate which spread to his spine and pelvis.
The family statement, published by rugby club London Irish, where Jordan was a patron, said he 바카라passed away peacefully with family by his side in Cape Town바카라 early Thursday.
바카라EJ 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 tons of great memories to keep us smiling through our sorrow.바카라
F1 president and chief executive Stefano Domenicali, who was a senior Ferrari employee when Jordan owned his team, said Jordan was 바카라a protagonist of an era of F1 and he will be deeply missed.바카라
바카라With his inexhaustible energy he always knew how to make people smile, remaining genuine and brilliant at all times.바카라
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.
Christian Horner, then a young driver dreaming of F1 and now Red Bull team principal, recalled the advice he got from Jordan in 1991: 바카라Get a good sponsor 바카라Š welcome to the Piranha Club!바카라 F1 has 바카라lost a legend,바카라 Horner said.
Jordan gave Schumacher his break in F1 because his regular driver Bertrand Gachot was sentenced to prison for assaulting a London taxi driver. The then-22-year-old Schumacher was with the team for only a single race before Benetton signed him in controversial circumstances.
바카라I am deeply saddened by the loss of Eddie Jordan. Eddie was a great individual, who for decades always brought a smile to the entire F1 paddock,바카라 said Flavio Briatore, who then ran Benetton and became a close friend of Jordan, and is now executive adviser at Alpine.
바카라I have fond memories of the time spent on and off the track with Eddie, and his presence across the entire F1 world will be greatly missed.바카라
Other Jordan drivers over the years included Damon Hill, who won the 1996 championship with Williams and gave Jordan its first win in torrential rain in 1998, 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.
바카라Eddie Jordan was one of the all-time motorsport greats. He was a one-off, a wonderful human being, and a charismatic leader who founded this team and took it to F1 in 1991,바카라 Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell said in a statement.
바카라His vision laid the foundations for us and he leaves a lasting legacy for the entire motorsport community.바카라
Jordan also acted as the manager for car design great Adrian Newey when he left Red Bull for Aston Martin last year.
When he revealed his cancer diagnosis last year, Jordan used it as an opportunity to urge listeners of his podcast to follow up on any health concerns.
바카라This is a little message to everybody listening to this, don바카라t waste or put it off,바카라 he said. 바카라Go and get tested, because in life you have got chances. Go and do it. Don바카라t be stupid. Don바카라t be shy. Look after your body, guys.바카라
