Eddie Irvine
Eddie Irvine (Bangor, County of Down, November 10th 1965) is an automobile old driver North-Irish.
Biography
Influenced by his/her parents who also evolved/moved in the medium of the races, Eddie Irvine begins his career from pilot in 1983. Winner of prestigious Formulated Ford Festival of Brands-Hatch in 1987, it passes to the Formule 3 in 1988, before disputing the international championship of Formule 3000 in 1989 and 1990, on behalf of the Jordan stable. But without money to continue its career in Europe, it is obliged to leave to Japan, where it disputes the local championship of Formula 3000.At the conclusion of the season 1993, Eddie Jordan, which assembled a team of Formula 1 meanwhile proposes to him to dispute the GP of Japan with Suzuka. Irvine which knows the Japanese circuit by heart does not let pass the occasion to point out itself. It finishes 5th of its first GP, after having delivered under the rain an astonishing brawl with the leader Ayrton Senna who vainly tried to take a turn to him. The brawl will continue at the conclusion of the race, the Brazilian champion striking young Irish at the conclusion of a somewhat surging explanation of text. These beginnings in brass band make it possible Irvine to be full-time volunteer at Jordan for the following season.
In 1994, Irvine is faithful to its reputation, that of a fast pilot (Irvine will take in particular the ascending one on Rubens Barrichello, its famous fellow-member) but sometimes too impetuous. Following a pile-up at the beginning of season with the GP of Brazil, will inflict besides in Irvine a suspension for three races TRUSTED it.
Rising value of Formula 1, Irvine is committed in 1996 by Ferrari to become the lieutenant of Michael Schumacher in Scuderia, a spot of which he will discharge three years without state of heart. But as from 1999, victorious of its first GP (in Melbourne at the beginning of season), Irvine however lets perceive a certain lassitude in the fact of being confined with the role of second pilot. The destiny takes care of exaucer its wishes since the wound of Schumacher at semi-season makes of him the leader of Scuderia and an applicant innatendu for the world title. But in spite of the assistance of its team-members Mika Salo then Michael Schumacher (who will offer each one to him a victory), it lets the title escape the Finn Mika Hakkinen.
At the conclusion of the season 1999, Irvine leaves Ferrari to join the new stable Jaguar (in fact of new stable, it is about the former team Stewart Grand Prix repurchased and renamed by Ford). But three seasons during, the Jaguar will make better only stagnate in the second part of the group. Irvine remembers nevertheless to the good memory of all by signing some great hits of glare, like a podium in Monaco in 2001, and another in Monza in 2002.
Atypical personality of the world of the Grand Prix, famous for its multiple conquests in love and its outspokenness often pickling solution, Irvine hung up again its helmet at the conclusion of the season 2002. Without activity since, its name however reconsidered the front the scene in 2005 when rumors evoked its possible repurchase of a stable of F1 (Minardi then Jordan/Midland) in partnership with the Russian business man Roustam Tariko
Career
- 1987: Formula Ford
- 1988: Formula 3
- 1989: international Formula 3000 with Pacific
- 1990: international Formula 3000 with Jordan
- 1991: Formula 3000 Japanese woman
- 1992: Formula 3000 Japanese woman
- 1993: Formula 3000 Japanese woman then Formula 1 with Jordan - Binder (2 GP)
- 1994: Formula 1 with Jordan - Binder
- 1995: Formula 1 with Jordan - Peugeot
- 1996: Formula 1 with Ferrari
- 1997: Formula 1 with Ferrari
- 1998: Formula 1 with Ferrari
- 1999: Formula 1 with Ferrari (4 victories)
- 2000: Formula 1 with Jaguar - Cosworth
- 2001: Formula 1 with Jaguar - Cosworth
- 2002: Formula 1 with Jaguar - Cosworth
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