Former racing driver, F1 team owner and entrepreneur Eddie Jordan has died at the age of 76. Tributes have been flooding in for the legendary Irishman, who gave Michael Schumacher his debut with the Jordan team in 1991. In December, he revealed that he was undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ bladder and prostate cancer.
A family statement confirmed that Jordan died in South Africa on Thursday while surrounded by his family. It read: “Eddie passed away peacefully with family by his side in Cape Town in the early hours of 20th March 2025 at the age of 76, after battling with an aggressive form of prostate cancer for the past 12 months.”
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