Jordan are one of the only teams in the last ten years to have actually managed firstly to survive and secondly to actually have a reasonable amount of success. Where as Pacific and Simtek fell by the wayside, Jordan has managed to continue and even prosper. The Team was set-up in 1991 and is based at Silverstone. They have had a number of famous drivers including Michael Schumaker who had his first formula one drive with this team before moving onto Beneton. Their first win was not until 1998 when Damon Hill won in Spa (Belgium Grand Prix).
This season they have got Heinz Harold Frentzen and Jurno Trulli driving for them. They currently lie fourth in the Constructors championship. The story this season has not been a good one as it is filled with missed opportunities; the cars although reasonably fast have not set the tracks alight. When this is coupled with the poor level of reliability that the team cars are experiencing, meaning that they have lost out on a number of point scoring opportunities. Although based on the team history this year is quite good compared to last season it has been a poor year so far for Jordan.
It is my belief that Jordan have had there brief period of fame at the front of the grid and will fade back into the middle order to rejoin the likes of Beneton, while teams like Williams regain their top flight positions.
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