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 a🌼nd team principal, Horner was a racing driveꦐr who dreamed of reaching Formula 1.

As a teenager he bumped into Jordan, who has sadly died at the age of 76 after batt༺ling ไcancer.

“He was an effervescent character. When I was driv𒅌ing 25 years ago I had a sponsor, Autoglass,” Horner told Sky Sports.

“He was cꦿonvinced m𓂃y dad owned the company! So he was always invited to races!

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

Eddie Jordan led Adrian Newey out of Red Bull

Jordan’s final key act within th🍌e Formula 1 paddock was to surprise everybody by revealing himself as the manager to Adrian Newey.

He was an impoꦑrtant part of the negotiation which took Newey from Red Bull to Aston Marti🧜n.

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

Horner replied: “He obviously had a good f🐭riendship with Adrian. He popped up r𝐆ight at the end as Adrian’s manager!”

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

He launched Jordan Grand Pr🔯ix in 1991, in Formula 1, and gave a debut to a young Michael Schumacher.

“He was such a larger than life ♌⛦character,” Horner said.

“He exuded confidence and Irish charm.

“His journey was incredible, as well. He demonstrate📖d that an independent could get 🔯to Formula 1 through F4, F3 with a young Martin Brundle.

“So many drivers, engineers, designers and mechan💧ics that he gave a chance to.

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