In the run -up to the Grand Prize of China of the late Eddie Jordan, the driver and teams thought. They gathered in the starting line -up of the route in Shanghai, instead of a minute’s silence, there was loud applause for the Irish, who died on Thursday at the age of 76. Jordan, former team owner in Formula 1 and sponsor of Michael Schumacher, suffered from aggressive prostate cancer.
In Shanghai, scenes from the eventful life of the Irish were shown on large screens. While the drivers climbed the open buses for the parade, the song “With Or Without You” of the Irish band U2 was sounded. The second race starts at 8:00 a.m. CET (live at RTL, on RTL+ and Sky).
Jordan was one of the large and dazzling personalities in Formula 1. 1991 in the 90s, he helped Schumacher in his team named after him to debut in the premier class, also Ralf Schumacher as well as Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Nick Heidfeld and Timo Glock drove for Jordan.
With his team, Jordan won a total of four Grand Prix in 15 years, in 1999 he briefly fought for the title in the driver’s World Cup. After that, the success failed to materialize, in 2005 he had to sell his racing team. Most recently, Jordan made a name for himself as a Formula 1 expert with his frank and mischievous way.