Damon Hill: Eddie was a huge influence on me.…

      Damon Hill drove for Jordan in the last years of his career, but he became the first to win in Formula 1 behind the wheel of Eddie Jordan's team car – that memorable race at Spa took place at the end of August 1998.…

      Of course, the 1996 world champion had special words on a day when the racing community is mourning Eddie Jordan.

      Damon Hill: "We are all very saddened and shocked. We knew that Eddie was struggling with an illness, and although we understood that the problem was serious, we still thought that maybe he would have a chance to win. Unfortunately, he lost this battle.

      There will never be another person like Eddie Jordan – they will still hear about what he was like.

      My thoughts are with his family right now – these are nice people. Eddie has had a huge impact on me, and on many in motorsport, and indeed around the world.…

      He was a very sociable person, sometimes seemed rude, even a little crazy. I lived in Ireland when I played for his team, and I had the honor of winning the Grand Prix driving his car. I saw the effect it had on everyone.

      At that time, and indeed since then, there was no one on whom Eddie would not have had his positive influence. He donated huge sums to charity, he was restless, never wasted a second of his life and energized everyone who was around him.

      It's a huge loss. I hope the Formula 1 world pays tribute to his memory this weekend. There are a lot of people in the Chinese Grand Prix paddock who worked closely with him, although I don't know if David Coulthard is there. Everyone will keep the brightest memories of Eddie and will tell amazing stories about him for a long time."