It’s that weighty philosophical question which GP winner John Watson – the first man to drive a Jordan F1 car – uses to sum up the highly emotional reaction to the recent passing of Eddie Jordan, a team boss whose world championship enterprise caught the imagination like no other.

Former racing driver, F1 team owner and entrepreneur Eddie Jordan has died at the age of 76. Tributes have been flooding in for the legendary Irishman, who gave Michael Schumacher his debut with the Jordan team in 1991.

Eddie Jordan, the legendary motorsport team owner who gave seven-time world drivers’ champion Michael Schumacher his Formula One debut, has died aged 76, his family announced on Thursday.