Eddie Irvine

Eddie, Born in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, has been a character in the racing world since he first raced in Irish Formula Ford 1600 in 1983. Northern Ireland racer Eddie then graduated 2 years later to teh British Championship in that class. A further two years saw him win the Formula Ford festival at Brands Hatch on the way to taking the title in that season of 1987. 1988 saw another leap, this time to British Formula 3, He finished in 5th here and took a international victory when he won heat one of the famous Macau F3 GP. 1990 saw him graduate to international F3000 with Eddie Jordan in ... more

Eddie Irvine has been driving in formula 1 since 1993, he has been driving longer than almost any other driver currently in f1. At 36 years of age he is one of the oldest too. The highlight of his career was when he drove for Ferrari in 1998 and 1999 with Micheal Schumacher as his team mate. He has had 4 wins in his career, all in 1999. These days his results are more mediocre. He hasn't managed to finish very many races this season. When he has finished he has positioned between 7th and 11th apart from at Monaco when he finished 3rd. Monaco seems to be his best circuit. In the three years ... more

In a sport where personalities are few and far between, Jaguar has two drivers who do not fit the standard mold. Eddie Irvine is more like an old fashioned driver, one who races for the enjoyment of the sport, rather than the money. He knows how to enjoy himself, but can still drive well. He has a big mouth and has made himself some enemies, but at least he says what he thinks, you can respect that in a driver. I don't think he will ever be world champion, but he should consistently make the middle of the field if he can get a good enough car. ... more

Eddie has been a favourite of mine ever since I saw him cause a 3 car pile up not long into his formula one career. Unlike most of the corporate clowns in formula one Eddie Irvine is one of lifes true characters. Ok, so he might be a true international playboy who changes his supermodel girlfriends as often as his clothes but he never hides the fact. Eddie enjoys the trappings that his status brings and isn't afraid to enjoy them. Unfortunatley all these outside distractions do mean that Eddie will never fulfill his potential but at least the remainder of his career will be an interesting one ... more

Eddie Irvine is one of the good guys,one of the few Formula One drivers to have a genuine personality and an ability to drive to a very high standard.The man who was cruely looked down upon by Ferrari for commiting the sin of almost winning the Championship instead of golden boy Michael Schumacher,well if Schumacher was such an excellent driver he would never have had the crash that broke his leg would he ? Things have not been going well for Jaguar/Irvine this season.When the car is sorted out then we should see Eddie Irvine and Jaguar achieve some of the success they so richly deserve. ... more