Motor racing-Jordan, Formula One's 'rock 'n' roll' extrovert


FILE PHOTO: Formula One - F1 - 2004 Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai - China - Race , September 26, 2004 Ron Dennis - McLaren Team Boss with Eddie Jordan - Jordan Team Boss Action Images via Reuters/John Marsh/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Eddie Jordan was nicknamed 'Flash' as a boy and the Irishman brought a blast of 'rock 'n' roll' to Formula One in the 1990s as a flamboyant team owner shaking up the motor racing establishment.

The charismatic boss, who died of cancer on Thursday at the age of 76, will always be the man whose fledgling, cash-strapped team gave future great Michael Schumacher his grand prix debut in 1991.

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