Christian Horner has shared a memory from when he first met Eddie Jordan, when he was an aspiring F1 driver.

Before becoming Red Bull CEO and team principal,♔ Horner was a racing driver who dreamed of reaching Formula 1.

As a teenager he bumped into Jordan, who has sadly died at the age of 76 after bat🍸tling cancer.

“He was an effervescent character. When I was driving 25 years ago I had ཧa sponไsor, Autoglass,” Horner told Sky Sports.

“He was convinced my dad owned the comp꧑any! So he was always invited to races!

“I met him as an 18-year-old hopeful young driver. The first thing he said🏅 to me was: ‘Get a good driver, it’s like a piranha clu♉b in here’.”

Eddie Jordan led Adrian Newey out of Red Bull

Jordan’s final key act within the Formula 1 paddock was to surprise everybody ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚby revealing himself as the manager to𒁏 Adrian Newey.

He was an importantꦿ partღ of the negotiation which took Newey from Red Bull to Aston Martin.

Martin Brundle asked Horner: “Did he effectively take 🌞Adrian Newey off you, and sell him [to𝓡 Aston Martin?]”

Horner replied: “He obviously had a good friendship with Adrian. He popped up right ♏at the end as Adrian’s manager🤪!”

His legacy in racing was to 🐠form Jordan Racing in 1979. Brundle and Johnny Herbert were among his earliest drivers.

He launched Jordan Grand Prix in 1991, in Formula 1, and🌃 g🧔ave a debut to a young Michael Schumacher.

“He was such a larger th🅺an life character,” Horner said.

“He exuded confidence and Irish charm.

“His journey was incredible, as well. He demonstrated that an independent c༺ould get to Formula 1 through F4, F3 with a young Martin Brundle.

“ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚSo many drivers, engin𒊎eers, designers and mechanics that he gave a chance to.

“He will be sadlඣy missed. It is a big loss for the sport. Our heart goes out to his wife, kids and grandkids.”