Eddie Jordan hailed as a ‘one-off’ who ‘lit up a room’
Eddie Jordan has been hailed as one-of-a-kind after the charismatic former Formula One team owner died on Thursday.
A statement from Jordan’s family released to the PA news agency confirmed the death of the Irishman at the age of 76.
Jordan revealed in December he had bladder and prostate cancer, which had spread to his spine and pelvis, but the ex-F1 team owner, TV pundit and entrepreneur continued to live life to the full and earlier this year led a consortium which bought rugby union side London Irish.
A born entertainer, a determined underdog, and truly one-of-a-kind.
Eddie Jordan 💛#F1 pic.twitter.com/LMx4AmaXDl
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 20, 2025
He also recently helped seal F1 design guru Adrian Newey’s £20million-a-season deal from Red Bull to Aston Martin, who were previously titled Jordan between 1991 and 2005.
The team – named after Jordan himself – entered 250 races across a 14-year spell, with Michael Schumacher notably handed his debut by the constructor,…
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