Eddie Jordan, the legendary motorsport team owner who gave seven-time world drivers’ champion Michael Schumacher his Formula One debut, has died aged 76, his family announced on Thursday.

Formula 1 legend Eddie Jordan has passed away at the age of 76 following a brave battle with cancer and plenty have been reminiscing about his iconic career and his association with racing legend Mich

An old-school Irishman of quick wit and vibrancy, Eddie Jordan was a Formula One figure whose influence touched every corner of motorsport’s most-famed paddock over a 30-plus-year career in the sport.