Eddie Jordan: The Biography - Hardcover

Collings, Timothy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852279680 ISBN 13: 9781852279684

Publisher: Virgin Pub, 2002

Synopsis

Towards the end of his first season in Formula One, Eddie Jordan often feared he was driving headlong towards bankruptcy. One of his drivers was sent to prison. Another, the future world champion Michael Schumacher, was pinched from his grasp after just one auspicious race. Somehow, he survived, kept control of his fledgling team and with a series of astute deals and inspired publicity coups battled on to establish his name and his team as one of the powers in the ultra-competitive world of Formula One motor racing. Deals were always popular with Jordan, all through his life. He was a wheeler-dealer in the playground, an ambitious dreamer and a gifted hustler who went on to reject a career in dentistry and then give up on banking. He wanted big rewards and a lot of fun along the way as the first Irishman and last privateer to break into the world of Formula One and claim membership of the Piranha Club. Timothy Collings reveals how this extraordinarily driven man became so successful, why he was determined to reach the top and how he achieved his ambitions.

About this title

About the Author:

Timothy Collings is the motor racing correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and Formula One reporter for Reuters news agency. He has reported on Formula One since 1986 and his previous books include The New Villeneuve: The Life of Jacques Villeneuve (Bloomsbury), Damon Hill: My Championship Year (Little,Brown) and Schumacher: The Life of the New Formula One Champion (Bloomsbury).

Review:

'... offers a penetrating and fascinating insight... incisive, revolutionary and entertaining... a unique behind the scenes perspective.' F1 News 'Collings rounds up the cast of characters and offers a rare insight into the lives of the club members who have created probably the most effective cash-generating machine in sport.' The Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Virgin Pub
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1852279680
• ISBN 13: 9781852279684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320