Formula 1: Eddie Jordan – Michael Schumacher’s ex-team boss makes most cancers public | EUROtoday

Eddie Jordan was as soon as Michael Schumacher’s nice supporter. Jordan was Schumacher’s first workforce boss in Formula 1 within the early Nineteen Nineties and enabled him to make his debut within the premier class on the Spa circuit in 1991. Schumacher drove his first and solely race for Eddie Jordan’s Formula 1 racing workforce of the identical identify, then switched to Benetton. The two have been pals ever since.

Jordan, now 76, went public with dangerous information: he’s affected by most cancers. The former Formula 1 workforce boss introduced this within the episode of his podcast “Formula For Success” that appeared on Thursday.

“I was diagnosed with prostate and bladder cancer in March and April. And then the cancer spread to the spine and pelvis, so it was pretty aggressive,” Jordan tells his podcast companion and ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard.

However, Jordan signifies that he’s now on the mend. “We carry on. But yes, there were some very dark days. But we made it out of there,” Jordan says within the podcast.

Jordan appeals: “Take precautions”

The Irishman goes on to say that one individual specifically impressed him to go public with the stunning prognosis: monitor biking legend Chris Hoy. The six-time Olympic champion made his most cancers prognosis public final October – the 48-year-old has terminal prostate most cancers. According to his docs, Hoy solely has a couple of years left to dwell.

“It’s similar to me, but he’s a much younger man,” Jordan mentioned. That’s why he appeals to listeners to take precautions. “I hope everyone is listening carefully – don’t put something like this off, but get yourself tested. There is so much help out there to extend your life. Don’t be stupid! Don’t be shy! “A test like this has nothing to do with shame, it’s about being good to your body,” Jordan mentioned.