Eddie Jordan gets OBE

[Tiz]

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...2/3/13178.html

Ex-Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has been awarded an honorary OBE (Order of the British Empire) in recognition of his services to charity and motor racing.

Irishman Jordan, 64, founded the team that bore his name (now Force India) in 1990. It went on to compete in 250 Grands Prix, winning four, before he sold out to the Midland Group in 2005. In addition to his charity work, Jordan is now best known as an F1 television pundit.

“What a wonderful moment in my life,” said Jordan of the news. “I am hugely surprised and greatly overjoyed to receive this magnificent honour, however it would not have been possible without the help of my family, the Jordan Grand Prix F1 team, CLIC Sargent and in more recent times the BBC F1 team.”

Jordan famously gave Michael Schumacher his F1 race debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix. He also gave Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill their first Formula Three drives.

Congratulations, EJ.

[Tifoso]

Nice

[m schumy]

Well done to him

[Jose-Lorca Fan]

Eddie Eddie Eddie, Love him or hate him, he certainly takes the magic with him wherever he goes thanks to his eccentricity. Well done Eddie Jordan

[sav_pap]

Who had bought Jordan's team?? Anyone remember??

[Suzie]

Midland, then Spyker, now Force India.

[Greig]

I hope it was for his charity work and not his F1 stuff

[sav_pap]

Midland, then Spyker, now Force India.

Thanks!! What are you? Encyclopedia !!

[Greig]

Suzie is a massive Eddie J fan so knows her stuff

[sav_pap]

Suzie is a massive Eddie J fan so knows her stuff

I have also a cap of Jordan F1 Team in the back of my car! I used to like their yellow color and besides it makes good contrast with the other 2 of Ferrari and 1 of Schumacher (the old with the 7 lines in front).

[Tiz]

I hope it was for his charity work and not his F1 stuff

Maybe his team didn't always outdo themselves but he could certainly spot talent:

Original article:

...Jordan famously gave Michael Schumacher his F1 race debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix. He also gave Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill their first Formula Three drives...

Shame he hadn't the means to keep them, he may have been challenging McLaren etc now! Anyway, always seems a nice person.

[Suzie]

Suzie is a massive Eddie J fan so knows her stuff

FALSE.

[cokata]

midland didn't make it a whole season if i remember correctly spyker bought them before the end of the season

[Greig]

Newey got OBE as well.

[grinchy]

So glad i`ve got sky sports & dont have to put up with EJ veiws.

[ManFromMilan]

So glad i`ve got sky sports & dont have to put up with EJ veiws.

Whahahahahahaha well said!