Why did Schumacher miss races in 1999?

Michael Schumacher missed six races in 1999 after an accident where he smashed into the tyre wall at the British Grand Prix and broke his leg. This meant he had to sit out of both his home races.

What happened to Jordan Grand Prix?

In early 2005, the team was sold to Midland Group, who competed for one final season as ‘Jordan’, before renaming the team as MF1 Racing for the 2006 season, before being sold later in 2006 to Dutch car manufacturer Spyker to become Spyker F1 for 2007, and then sold again to become Force India in 2008.

Did Ferrari sabotage Eddie Irvine?

Ferrari has denied attempting to ruin Eddie Irvine’s title challenge, despite being soundly beaten by championship rivals McLaren at Monza. Ferrari has denied attempting to ruin Eddie Irvine’s title challenge, despite being soundly beaten by championship rivals McLaren at Monza.

Did Eddie Jordan drive in F1?

He won the Irish Kart Championship in 1971 and moved to Formula Ford in 1974. He was the founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula One constructor which operated from 1991 to 2005….Eddie Jordan.

Eddie Jordan OBE
Spouse(s)	Marie Jordan ​ ( m. 1979)​
Children	4

Was Irvine better than Schumacher?

Head-to-head stats for seasons in which both Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine have competed….Eddie Irvine.

Michael Schumacher	Stat	Eddie Irvine
15.99	Points / GP	5.41
0.41	Wins / GP	0.03
0.68	Podiums / GP	0.18
49	Fastest laps	1

Why did Irvine leave Ferrari?

Irvine found himself in the lead of the championship and had a real chance of taking the title in the very year he was set to leave Maranello. Ferrari had decided not to extend his contract, preferring to go for Barrichello, who had been Irvine’s team-mate at Jordan.