Jordan

The Jordan Grand Prix racing team is renowned for having a keen eye for new talent. In 1991, the teams principal, Dubliner Eddie Jordan, gave Michael Schumacher his first Formula 1 drive. Two years later, he signed Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine, and for 1997 added Ralf Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella.

Here, David Tremayne gives the reader a privileged insider's view of Jordan, the man and his Silverstone-based equipment. An in-depth text analyzes the team's history and its future, while behind-the-scenes color photographs offer a glimpse of the racing action. After its fifth-place finish in the 1996 Constructors' Championship, Jordan is clearly poised for greatness.