Formula One news

Jordan may return

His name above the garage is set to disappear, but former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has vowed to return to the sport if another privateer era dawns. While the yellow Jordans race around a grand prix track in Shanghai for the last time ever, EJ - the Irishman - will be walking the 'Wall of China' elsewhere in the country.

''It's a very sad day,'' Jordan said, as the independent Jordan, Minardi, Sauber and BAR names race away from pitlane. He told Reuters: ''F1 needs private teams. I would love to come back. But you couldn't risk your own and other people's money in a situation which is so loaded against you.''

Appropriately, the 'Jordan' name will exit F1 on Sunday with its 250th grand prix, albeit with its current drivers a lowly fifteenth and nineteenth on the Chinese grid.

It was not always thus. Yellow Jordans have won four grands prix (in 1998, 1999 and 2003), nineteen podiums and two poles.

'Direct of Business Affairs' Ian Phillips has been there since the very beginning, back in 1991, when no fewer than 19 teams - mostly privateers - oversubscribed the grid. ''In our first seven years,'' he recalls, ''16 teams disappeared from F1. I hope Eddie and the team will be remembered for having put a bit of flavour in the business.''

more news

• 20 Nov.
  • Rossi doing well at Mugello in F2008
  • Brawn praises Senna and Di Grassi
  • Vettel happy with early test form
  • Senna happy wih test performance
  • Sato unable to rate his chances
• 19 Nov.
  • Piquet wraps up Renault test
  • Vettel finishes test on top
  • 'STR's driver decision is purely a financial issue'
  • Senna enjoys warm welcome in paddock
  • Di Grassi enjoyed Honda opportunity
  • Photos: Wednesday in Barcelona
• 18 Nov.
  • Renault pushes on with test
  • Vettel fastest on day 2
  • Ecclestone to replace points for medals?
  • 'This is the worst looking F1 car ever!'
  • Hamilton joins side event Race of Champions
  • De la Rosa joins Force India in Barcelona
  • Photos: Tuesday in Barcelona
  • Wurz enjoying return of slicks
  • Renault happy with first day back
• 17 Nov.
  • Senna's dream comes true with first day at Honda
  • Loeb impressed with Barcelona test
  • Sato fastest on first day in Barcelona
  • Force India sees 2009 chassis delayed
  • Canadian Grand Prix officially axed
  • The 2009 season gets under way in Barcelona
  • Photos: Monday in Barcelona
• 16 Nov.
  • Schumacher gets Superbikes offer
  • Rampf hoped for more in second half of season
• 15 Nov.
  • Loeb happy with Silverstone shakedown
  • Williams extends key sponsor deal
• 14 Nov.
  • Van der Garde sitting tight at Renault
  • Raikkonen admits motivation problems
  • Shanghai could axe Chinese Grand Prix
• 13 Nov.
  • Kennard enjoys first F1 experience
  • 2008 my toughest season - Kubica
  • Glock aiming to keep up second half of season form
• 12 Nov.
  • Van der Garde to test Renault F1
  • Montezemolo critical of KERS
  • McLaren deal could change Force India drivers

Homepage