F1 legend Eddie Jordan has revealed he is battling ‘aggressive’ cancer after being diagnosed earlier this year.
The team principal turned pundit announced he has prostate and bladder cancer, which he said had spread over the past few months.
Jordan, 76, said he had been going through some ‘dark days’ and urged people to go out and get tested.
Speaking on his Formula For Success podcast, which he co-hosts with David Coulthard, Jordan said: ‘We’ve kind of alluded to it David, over the shows. Way back in March and April, I was diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer.
‘And then it spread into the spine and the pelvis, so it was quite aggressive. And we’ve all heard about our wonderful friend Sir Chris Hoy, who is an absolute megastar, and he [was] coming out and talking about illness such as like what I’ve got, but he’s a far younger man.
‘But this is a little message for all the anchors and everybody listening to this: don’t wait or put it off.
‘Go and get tested, because in life you’ve got chances and there is so much medical advice out there and so many things that you can do to extend your lifetime. Go and do it.
‘Don’t be stupid, don’t be shy. It’s not a shy thing – look after your body, guys.’
Eddie Jordan – seen here at the F1 Grand Prix of Italy last year – has announced he has prostate and bladder cancer
Jordan with Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix in 2014
Jordan attending Royal Ascot in 2012 with his wife, Marie Jordan
After driving in F2, F3 and Formula Atlantic, Jordan ran a Formula One team under his own name from 1991 to 2005.
The Irishman was renowned giving Michael Schumacher his F1 debut in 1991.
His team was eventually sold in 2005 and rebranded as MF1 Racing, but Jordan began a career as a pundit for BBC Sport’s Grand Prix before joining Channel 4 in 2016.
Jordan is known for his strong opinions, and earlier this month urged Ferrari to rip up Lewis Hamilton’s contract after he lamented his form.
Hamilton said after a sprint race in Qatar: ‘The positive is that the car is fast and George should be able to shoot for pole tomorrow. Who knows? I’m definitely not fast anymore.
‘I’m just slow, same every weekend. Car felt relatively decent, no issues, and not really much more to say.’
Responding to the comments, Jordan urged Ferrari to back out of the contract, fearing that the British driver is ‘f***ed’ because he lacks ‘belief’.
Speaking on his podcast, Jordan said: ‘If you don’t believe 100 per cent, you’re f***ed. Do you understand that?
‘Because belief, 99.9 per cent, means that there is that tiny, little, little thing in there knocking on your head that gives you the things that maybe, “Oh, I don’t really have that confidence. I don’t really have the ability”.
Jordan ran a team under his own name, and is seen here during practice for the Spanish GP in 2002
Jordan is the latest major figure in the world of sport to reveal they have cancer, following British cycling hero Chris Hoy’s shock diagnosis
Jordan is the latest major figure in the world of sport to reveal they have cancer, following British cycling hero Chris Hoy’s shock diagnosis.
In October 2024, the athlete revealed a terminal diagnosis and that he has two to four years to live.
The six-time Olympic gold medallist, 48, told on Tuesday how he had been reduced to tears while recording a heartfelt message to his children in his new memoir, All That Matters.
Appearing on Lorraine, Hoy spoke about how he and his wife Sarra Kemp broke the news to their children Callum, nine, and Chloe, six.
The cyclist also emphasised the importance of screenings and his campaign to get the age that GPs recommend PSA tests lowered, as he heartbreakingly admitted if he had tested earlier, he believes the disease could have been caught quicker.
He said: ‘It’s been an overwhelming response, so many people getting in touch and going to doctors for checkups. As men we’re a bit guilty of not checking our health, and that’s now changing.
‘Normally the threshold is 50, then your doctor might ask you to get a PSA test. But for me with family history – my grandpa and dad both had prostate cancer.