Eddie Jordan Set To Join The Top Gear Team

Following Matt LeBlanc being confirmed as a Top Gear presenter, a report by the Radio Times claims Eddie Jordan is close to joining the team

Jack Leslie

05 Feb 2016

Eddie Jordan Set To Join The Top Gear Team

Eddie Jordan and his colourful array of shirts could be set to join Chris Evans and the recently-confirmed Matt LeBlanc at Top Gear.

According to a report by the Radio Times, Jordan is expected to be named as part of the team within days, although its sources state he has yet to complete the “formality” of signing a contract.

After running a team in feeder series, the Irishman founded Jordan Grand Prix in 1991. Competing in 250 F1 races, Jordan won four races and registered a best championship position of third in 1999. It was sold to the Midland Group at the end of 2004, going on to become MF1 Racing, Spyker and current team Force India.

Alongside his time owning and running a F1 team, Jordan is also best known for being a TV pundit. He was part of the BBC’s F1 coverage from 2009 to 2015, before Channel 4 took over free-to-air rights to the sport for 2016.

The Radio Times says Jordan is close to joining Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc - who was announced on Thursday - for the new series of Top Gear. It also reports that Top Gear will run with a pyramid presenting structure, with Evans at the top, and the likes of Sabine Schmitz and Chris Harris below as “semi-regulars”.

What do you think about the news that Jordan could be joining Top Gear? Let us know in the comments!

Comments

Topgear, now can offically be two topgears.

Who dat?

BBC F1 co-presenter, and Jordan F1 racing team founder (now Force India)

Why can’t they just throw out Chris Evans and replace him with Matthew Perry instead?

Or just throw him out.
No need to replace him with apparently eleventy million other presenters on board…

Wow “TopGear” is a joke now

For god’s sake, is there anybody who isn’t being signed up.?? All the speculation is getting boring as hell. TELL US WHO’S IN IT AND SHOW IT SO WE MAY SIT AND JUDGE AND B**CH ABOUT IT ALREADY!”!