Eddie Jordan has been awarded an honorary Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Queen in light of his contributions to motor sport and charity.
The former team owner of Jordan Racing, of which he founded in 1990 before selling out to the Midland Group in 2005 and then Force India, now hangs around in the paddock as one of the BBC’s race pundits.
The Irishman described the honour as “a wonderful moment” in his life, adding: “I am hugely surprised and greatly overjoyed to receive this magnificent honour, however it would not have been possible without the help of my family, the Jordan Grand Prix F1 team, CLIC Sargent and in more recent times the BBC F1 team.”
He added: “I got a brown envelope and I thought it was another tax enquiry looking for more money,” he told the BBC.
“So I put it to one side and when I had another look I saw it had the Foreign and Commonwealth department stamped on it.
“I thought ‘I don’t have much contact with that department’ so I had another look. And there it was.”
Discussion about this post