F1 team owner was furious with his drivers: 'I went completely berserk'

From 1991 through 2005, Eddie Jordan was on the Formula One gridwith his team, Jordan Grand Prix. It all started for Jordan when hebegan his own racing team in late 1979, then in 1991 the teamjoined the premier class and hired Gary Anderson as chief designer.In 1997, Ralf Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella drove for theteam. At the Luxembourg Grand Prix, the teammates crashed, alongwith Michael Schumacher's Ferrari, after being allowed to start therace as P4 and P8, respectively. Jordan reveals the moment he "wentcompletely crazy" in the Formula for Success podcast, following thecrash. "The 1997 car was extremely strong and I got the impressionthat when Giancarlo was in second place, he was not willing to giveit up for Ralf because he was much faster. And he came to thehairpin and they hit each other," said Jordan. "I went completelycrazy. Even the most liberal country in the world would havecensored what I had said, that's how mean I was to them. I toldthem they were two total w**kers . I said they didn't deserve to bein the car and that I would fire them as soon as I got them back.""The annoyance they unnecessarily caused the team" "I did calmdown, but I never saw the joke of it, because in my mind it costus," explained Jordan. By that stage the team had yet to win aGrand Prix, with the Luxembourg race presenting them with one ofthe best opportunities. As punishment, Ralf and Giancarlo had tocome to the factory: "I made them sit for a week while theyrepaired the cars in the garage at the factory. "I made sure theycame to England and had to put in as many hours as the mechanics,because I wanted them to see how much they had hurt the rest of theteam. "Not to mention the financial stress or pain, but just theannoyance they caused the team unnecessarily."