Eddie Jordan, the owner of the former F1 team, is 76 years old

Eddie Jordan, the owner of the former Formula 1 team, died at the age of 76 after the fight against the disease, his family has announced.

The Jordan was fighting an aggressive fighting of the bladder and prostate cancer that spread to his spine and pelvis in the last December, revealing his diagnosis.

The Irishman was a mainstay of the F1 Padock for about four decades, earlier by running its nominated Jordan F1 team between 1991 and 2005.

From the humble beginning in the f3000, the Jordan squad became a competitive force until the late 1990s, a historic 1-2 first win with a wet 1998 with Belgium Grand Prix Damon Hill And Ralph Shumacher. This was Jordan’s most competitive season in 1999, when it won two wins Henz-hald frontazhen As both German and the team finished third in both the championships.

Jordan’s final Grand Prix victory in 2003 came under strange conditions in Brazil -affected Brazil, which was quickly suspended due to torrential conditions. Jordan Giancarlo fisichala Race was awarded victory after winning initially McLaren Driver Km riconon,

But the team was already on a steady decline at that time as it had lost its Honda engine deal in the bar and struggled to compete financially against the strength of the manufacturers. Prior to the 2006 season, Jordan sold outfits to Midland Group, eventually abolishing the morphed in Spiker, Force India and then racing points. Its latest repetition is the current Aston Martin team, which used Jordan’s original Silverstone base until he visited its new headquarters last year.

After his career as a team boss, Jordan went into a Panditri role on television and was celebrated for his franc and often left. He also became a dear businessman and investor. Due to his developing health issues, Jordan reduced his public performance last year, although he was present when designer Adrian Navy – who he managed – was declared in Eston Martin in September.

Speaking about his illness in December, on Formula for Success Podcast, which he hosted together David coolthardJordan said: “We liked it back on the show in March and April, I was detected of bladder and prostate cancer, and then it spread to the spine and pelvis, so it was quite aggressive.

“This is a small message, and everyone listens to it: don’t waste or stop it. Go and test, because in life, you have a possibility. And there are too much medical advice and there are so much medical advice and so many things that you can do to expand your lifetime. Go and do it. Don’t be stupid. It’s not a shy thing. Look after your body.”

F1’s CEO Stephano Domainicly said: “We are deeply saddened to hear about Eddie Jordan’s sudden loss. With his unwavering energy he always knew how people to smile, are real and fantastic all the time.

Jordan is alive by his wife Mary and four children. In the UK, he received an OBE for his services for motor racing and charity in 2012, who was the patron of Child Cancer Charity Click Sergeant and Amber Foundation.