System One pays tribute to Eddie Jordan earlier than Chinese language Grand Prix

Eddie Jordan’s {photograph} is displayed earlier than the Chinese language System One Grand Prix race on the Shanghai Worldwide Circuit in China on March 23, 2025.
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Drivers and groups assembled on the Chinese language Grand Prix grid on Sunday (March 23, 2025) to pay their respects to Eddie Jordan, the previous System One group proprietor who died on Thursday (March 20, 2025) aged 76.

A tribute to the flamboyant Irishman’s life was proven on large screens, recalling a few of his finest moments on and off the monitor.

Drivers and groups then led a minute’s applause for Jordan.

Irish band U2’s “With or With out You” performed as drivers boarded the open-top buses for the pre-race parade across the Shanghai Worldwide Circuit.

Jordan achieved uncommon success as an unbiased group proprietor within the fiercely aggressive world of System One, successful 4 grands prix in 15 years within the sport.

He offered his group to Midland in 2005 however remained a distinguished determine in motorsport by way of his work as a TV pundit.

His unique group has gone by way of a number of incarnations since, together with Pressure India and Racing Level, and now races as Aston Martin.

Aston have painted a shamrock tribute on the automobiles of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll with one of many leaves within the form of a crimson coronary heart.

Jordan, who had been battling an aggressive type of prostate most cancers earlier than his demise, was additionally a proficient musician. Footage of him taking part in the drums he cherished was additionally proven.