Eddie Jordan – An Independent Man

Eddie Jordan funded his first move into motor sport by selling smoked salmon well past its sell-by date to rugby fans leaving Lansdowne Road; when stopped for speeding by a policeman, he ended up selling him his car. He enjoyed racing, but soon set up his own team and then began to manage other drivers’ careers. Eventually, having helped groom a whole series of future Grand Prix drivers such as Damon Hill and Martin Brundle, he moved into Formula One at the end of the 1980s.
He gave Michael Schumacher his first drive, but lost him soon after to Benetton in a dispute over his contract.

It wasn’t long before the team began to pick up podium finishes, and in 1998 won its first race – a remarkable achievement on a comparatively small budget. The following year was even better. But sadly this was to be the peak, as the search for more finance and legal battles with sponsors hit hard. Eventually, in January 2005 he sold the team.
An Independent Man is a unique insight into one of the world’s biggest, most secretive and lucrative global sports. It reveals the true personalities of the drivers Jordan worked with, and his battles with Bernie Ecclestone. It shows how, when so much money is involved, nothing is ever simple. His has been a life lived to the full, and his account is packed full of superb stories, colourful adventures and revealing tales which will appeal to a wide readership.
Eddie Jordan was born Dublin in 1948, and began to make money as a superb salesman, which helped fund his love of motor sport. In the 1980s he began to move from driving to running racing teams, eventually moving into Formula One in 1989. Eventually, he sold his team in January 2005. In autumn 2006, he presented Eddie Jordan’s Bad Boy Racers on Channel Five.
He spends his time between his residences in Surrey, London and Spain.

What we thought…

Out to buy now, this fantastic autobiography of a true lover of motorsport makes for great reading. Fans of F1 will enjoy reading about Eddies various experiences and the book is packed with high res images of racing cars and their drivers as well as Eddie himself. Highly reccomended by Enchanted Entertainment as one of this years must read books for F1 fans everwhere!

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