EDDIE IRVINE   
Biography
Irvine's reputation as one of the most flamboyant and hedonistic drivers is well deserved. But his tabloid persona belies his desire to turn Jaguar into a winning outfit.

He started racing back home in Northern Ireland in the early-Eighties. After outgrowing the local racing scene he moved to England in 1985 to pursue a career in the sport.

He hooked up with the works Van Dieman Formula Ford team for 1987 in a successful season which saw him take the championship and the
prestigious end-of-season Formula Ford festival.
Formula 3 followed in 1988 where he drove for the crack West Surrey Racing outfit. However, the asthmatic Alfa engine hindered his efforts, and he recorded no race wins despite coming close on a number of
occasions.

An unsuccessful season in European F3000 followed after which he hooked up Eddie Jordan, who would come to have a big effect on his
career. EJ offered Irvine another crack at 3000 in '90, during which he won in Germany and finished fourth in the championship.

Irvine had run out of options in Europe by this stage of his career and was tempted with a lucrative offer from Japan to race in its domestic F3000 series. After three years of well-paid racing in the Far East, Eddie Jordan came calling again. He needed someone who knew Suzuka to race in the Japanese GP, and thus Edmund was given his F1 bow.

A point on his debut and a punch in the face from Ayrton Senna saw that Eddie started his F1 career as he would go on - in the headlines. He was taken on full-time by Jordan for '94. He was promptly banned for three-races after the first grand prix in
Brazil for causing a huge pile-up. More

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