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 aft💫er battling cancer.

“He was an effervescent chara༒cter. When I was driving 25 years ago I had a sponsor, Autogla꧃ss,” Horner told Sky Sports.

“He was𒈔 convinced my dad owned the company! So he was a♚lways 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 club in here’.”

Eddie Jordan led Adrian Newey out of Red Bull

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

He was an important part of 𝓡the negotiatio🍌n which took Newey from Red Bull to Aston Martin.

Martin Brundle asked H🐟orner: “Did he effectively take Adrian Newey off you, and sell him [to 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 racing𝔉 was to form Jordan Racing in 1979. Brundle and Joh🌠nny Herbert were among his earliest drivers.

He launched Jordan Grand Prix in 1991, in Formul🌸a 1, and gave 𝄹a debut to a young Michael Schumacher.

“He was such a larger than life character,” Horner sai🍃൲d.

“He exuded confidence and Irish charm.

“His journey was incredible, as well. He demonstrated that an independent could get t🏅o Formula 1 through F4, F3 with a young Martin Brundle.

“So maꦛny drivers, engineers, designers and mechanics that 🐎he gave a chance to.

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