Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic <\/p>\n
SHANGHAI \u2014 Ex-Formula 1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died, according to a statement by his family. He was 76.<\/p>\n
Often known simply as \u201cEJ,\u201d he ran his own Jordan team in the 1990s and 2000s in\u00a0F1. <\/p>\n
His humor, strong opinions and often extravagant dress sense made Jordan a popular pundit on TV after selling the team in 2005.<\/p>\n
Jordan was\u00a0undergoing treatment\u00a0for what he had called \u201cquite aggressive\u201d cancer of the bladder and prostate which spread to his spine and pelvis.<\/p>\n
The family statement, published by rugby club London Irish, where Jordan was a patron, said he \u201cpassed away peacefully with family by his side in Cape Town\u201d early Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cEJ brought an abundance of charisma, energy and Irish charm everywhere he went. We all have a huge hole missing without his presence. He will be missed by so many people, but he leaves us with tons of great memories to keep us smiling through our sorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
F1 president and chief executive Stefano Domenicali, who was a senior Ferrari employee when Jordan owned his team, said Jordan was \u201ca protagonist of an era of F1 and he will be deeply missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith his inexhaustible energy he always knew how to make people smile, remaining genuine and brilliant at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irish businessman Jordan operated his own racing team in lower-level series before moving up to F1 in 1991, giving future seven-time champion Michael Schumacher his first race that year.<\/p>\n
Christian Horner, then a young driver dreaming of F1 and now Red Bull team principal, recalled the advice he got from Jordan in 1991: \u201cGet a good sponsor \u2026 welcome to the Piranha Club!\u201d F1 has \u201clost a legend,\u201d Horner said.<\/p>\n
Jordan gave Schumacher his break in F1 because his regular driver Bertrand Gachot was sentenced to prison for assaulting a London taxi driver. <\/p>\n
The then-22-year-old Schumacher was with the team for only a single race before Benetton signed him in controversial circumstances.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am deeply saddened by the loss of Eddie Jordan. Eddie was a great individual, who for decades always brought a smile to the entire F1 paddock,\u201d said Flavio Briatore, who then ran Benetton and became a close friend of Jordan, and is now executive adviser at Alpine.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have fond memories of the time spent on and off the track with Eddie, and his presence across the entire F1 world will be greatly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other Jordan drivers over the years included Damon Hill, who won the 1996 championship with Williams and gave Jordan its first win in torrential rain in 1998, future Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was third in the championship for Jordan in 1999.<\/p>\n
Jordan Grand Prix won four races before Jordan sold the team in 2005. Following more sales and name changes since then, the team competes as Aston Martin.<\/p>\n
\u201cEddie Jordan was one of the all-time motorsport greats. He was a one-off, a wonderful human being, and a charismatic leader who founded this team and took it to F1 in 1991,\u201d Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis vision laid the foundations for us and he leaves a lasting legacy for the entire motorsport community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jordan also acted as the manager for car design great Adrian Newey when he\u00a0left Red Bull\u00a0for Aston Martin last year.<\/p>\n
The Irish government praised Jordan\u2019s legacy in auto racing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am saddened to hear of the passing of Formula 1 legend Eddie Jordan. A proud Dubliner, Eddie\u2019s impact on the world of motorsport was truly remarkable,\u201d Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris said. \u201cHis passion, vision, and leadership shaped the sport and inspired so many. His legacy will live on.\u201d<\/p>\n
When he revealed his cancer diagnosis last year, Jordan used it as an opportunity to urge listeners of his podcast to follow up on any health concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a little message to everybody listening to this, don\u2019t waste or put it off,\u201d he said. \u201cGo and get tested, because in life you have got chances. Go and do it. Don\u2019t be stupid. Don\u2019t be shy. Look after your body, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic SHANGHAI \u2014 Ex-Formula 1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died, according to a statement by his family. He was 76. Often known simply as \u201cEJ,\u201d he ran his own Jordan team in the 1990s and 2000s in\u00a0F1. His humor, strong opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-247868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247870,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247868\/revisions\/247870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}