In the round-up: A refurbished 2002-specification Jordan F1 car has been made available for members of the public to drive.
Drive the 2002 Jordan EJ12
Takuma Sato’s 2002 Jordan F1 chassis has been refitted and is available to book for track day experiences at Bovingdon Airfield in Herfordshire, UK.
The car’s original Honda V10 engine has been replaced with a 3-litre Judd, requiring visible changes to the engine cover, and cutting power from 835bhp to 600bhp.
However the car remains in its classic yellow Jordan colours. According to operator TrackDays, it is the only example of a Jordan EJ12 in drive-able condition. Packages start at £999 for a five-hour training and driving session, culminating in 10 laps in the F1 chassis – not cheap, but the chassis is estimated to be worth around £250,000.
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Links
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Eduardo Paes denies the possibility of a racetrack in Deodoro (Portuguese) (O Dia)
"There will be no race track in Deodoro. My commitment to the environmentalists, to the Green Party, which supported me in the elections, is to identify a new area for this race track, a new location."
Jota announces first 2021 line-up with two Formula E drivers (Sportscar 365)
"JOTA has named its first driver line-up for the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship with Sean Gelael partnering Formula E drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Tom Blomqvist."
Frank Arthofer to step down as Director of Digital and Licensing (Formula One)
"Formula 1 has today announced that after four years at Formula 1, Frank Arthofer will step down from his role as director of digital and licensing. Frank and his wife have decided to return home to the United States, with their new-born son, to be closer to family."
The Inside Scout: Christian Lundgaard (Formula 2)
"Looking back to 2014, that was my first proper international year in karting. At that point, all of this was still a childhood dream and I wanted to get to F1 day, but since then it has all happened so quickly. I was still karting in 2016 and then by 2020 I am in F2 and have already driven a Formula 1 car. It has been a fast and long journey, but I think I can be quite proud to get this far."
Formula E Accelerate (Formula E)
"The new Formula E Accelerate esports competition will see a grid made up of the 12 teams from the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, and they are on the hunt for the fastest sim racers to join their ranks."
Sepang International Circuit mulls opening track for cycling and running (Malay Mail)
"The rule is simple, for a racer to get paid by the team or for a team to get paid by a sponsor, they must start the engine (race). For now, our aim is to help the circuit and organisers to organise the events."
F1 2020: The Hangover (Motorsport 101)
"We care most about human stories and the drivers in the sport, way more than any other element of it. When the sport was on pause due to the pandemic, a quarter of the grid started live streaming, giving us unprecedented levels of access to these people. It’s the embodiment of the social media era of this sport."
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Comment of the day
After Zak Brown’s frank assessment of how close the third-to-seventh-placed teams are likely to be next year, Balue highlights two multiple-time world champions, both ex-Ferrari, who will be in the seats that were fighting for third last season…
I like how he makes it out like it’s all about drivers. Even if it would be good PR talk, it’s almost close to reality and that’s frankly very exciting and ideally how F1 should be.
His point is on driver pairings and feels he has perhaps the strongest, and that’s quite some measure of Norris when Ricciardo is already a known quantity.
Again, the fight for third will be undoubtedly be the highlight of the year as it was last. And the Vettel–Alonso battle will be something.
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S
8th January 2021, 3:13
Love those 90’s/2000’s cars.
Apart from the messy stuck-on winglets at the back and the ugly new bulge in the engine cover, they are exactly what an F1 car should look like.
Clean, simple, small, light and just a little bit crazy.
I wouldn’t mind a drive, but that’s way too expensive.
Dean Franklin
8th January 2021, 3:26
I think it’s a bargain for a once in a life opportunity especially as an F1 fan.
Matthew Richard Bees
8th January 2021, 8:31
I can vouch for anyone wanting to give it a go! I drove a Prost AP04 (2001 season) at Barcelona – it was amazing!!
Tony Mansell (@tonymansell)
8th January 2021, 9:50
I agree I think its a bargain.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
8th January 2021, 23:51
Indeed, but they did ruin the car, not a memorable car but still, history.
chimaera2003 (@chimaera2003)
8th January 2021, 9:49
The cost isn’t the issue here, whilst expensive on paper you do get a genuine once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You pay the same for a one way ticket to Australia.
What I would be more interesting are if there are any minimum fitness requirements that you need to meet. 10 laps in a F1 car (whilst de-rated to 609bhp) will be a physical workout beyond most people.
Qeki (@qeki)
8th January 2021, 10:14
@chimaera2003 I’m not sure how they will do it but it would make sense to do two 5 laps stints so no one breaks his/her neck.
S
8th January 2021, 11:08
It’d have Avon’s hardest tyre compound on it and they’d never get up to any useful temperature – there’d be hardly any real forces going on. Also almost certainly speed limited too.
Cheaper than Puresport’s Arrows, but it depends on what the package entails.
It’d still be fun, but personally I’d rather drive something different that I can really get stuck in to.
Bryn (@herc15)
8th January 2021, 19:51
Not sure if anyone here has ever done a track experience at the Bedford aerodrome, I have done it in a Ferrari 458 challenge car and you could hardly open that up, let alone an F1 car. Better off paying more to go to a proper circuit.
Pinak Ghosh (@pinakghosh)
8th January 2021, 4:39
Jordan always produced good looking clean cars with distinctive liveries. Jordan 197 is a good example (image).
cduk_mugello (@cduk_mugello)
8th January 2021, 12:33
@pinakghosh Yes mostly true. But their ’94 and ’95 cars are up there as the worst liveried F1 cars of all time haha
Pinak Ghosh (@pinakghosh)
8th January 2021, 12:50
Not the worst when seen beside Tyrell 22.
MJA
8th January 2021, 14:02
You’re kidding, right?? The Jordan 194 is one of the best looking F1 cars of all time.
https://www.racedepartment.com/attachments/screenshot_acfl_1994_jordan_laguna_seca_22-9-118-0-28-17-jpg.270591/
cduk_mugello (@cduk_mugello)
8th January 2021, 18:02
It just feels a bit confused. Red, blue, turquoise, white, green, black… too many colours! But let’s agree it’s a lot better than the 95 Jordan which was a complete mess (although the shape of the car is pretty).
MJA
10th January 2021, 14:02
Agreed re: 1995!
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
8th January 2021, 23:52
Maybe on a videogame.
Alesici
9th January 2021, 17:06
Ah, I remember that 97 Jordan very fondly. I had the beautiful lowly job of polishing it during a couple of tests! I loved the way the letters B and H were subtly reflected in the eyes of the snake.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
8th January 2021, 5:47
That’s not a bad prize for such an experience. Us hardcore F1 fans would enjoy it so much it’d feel like a bargain.
I personally would do it immediately if I lived in the UK. The worrying thing tho, as it happened to me when I drove a Ferrari 430 at Montmelo, is that experiencing that and knowing that you can have it makes you kind of sad… Because now you know how it feels but you cannot do it. I enjoyed those 3 fast laps so much that came back home full of adrenaline but depressed that I couldn’t do it more often…!
Patrick (@paeschli)
8th January 2021, 9:44
I feel the opposite: driving a slow car like a retard is more fun than having a super fast car that you’re super afraid of throwing in the barriers at every corner
PaulK (@paulk)
8th January 2021, 10:31
Looks expensive but it’s really a bargain. I would do it as well if I lived in the UK. Maybe I’ll schedule a trip if this continues for a few years.
There is (or was) a similar programme at Paul Richard with a ~2012 Renault but it’s much more expensive at around 4000€ if memory serves me.
Hakk the Rack
8th January 2021, 7:59
My eye tells me it’s a 2003 Fisichella’s and Firman’s Jordan.
Dex
8th January 2021, 10:24
That’s actually pretty cheap and affordable (if it covers every basic cost). For less than average European monthly salary you get to train for and drive an F1 car, even if not with its original engine (that would be tuned down anyway). Hundreds of millions of people can afford this and its a story to tell your grandchildren about.
Dave
8th January 2021, 11:52
Re Formula E Accelerate: Interesting to see how Formula E’s eSports series will be.
Lewisham Milton
8th January 2021, 11:54
Any careful owners?
Woody
8th January 2021, 12:00
shame the “F1 Car experience” is on a go kart track!
Plossl (@)
8th January 2021, 17:08
If its ok Ive got a link to the 2002 Jordan during an engine demo from 2015, its takes a minute before it really lets rip, its hard to describe how loud it was but you’re notice at one point it actually rattles the camera.
Plossl (@)
10th January 2021, 15:45
Doh, the link didnt appear in my first comment
https://youtu.be/zEW9dm-AGMU
stefano (@alfa145)
8th January 2021, 23:50
one thousand for 10 laps in a F1? that’s not nearly enough, something doesn’t add up. you pay about half of that to do about 10 laps with a 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 at a track like Monza. usually for a F1 you need to leave behind at least a couple of 1000s for about half the number of laps. I know the engine is not the original V10, but still.
Nick T.
9th January 2021, 6:00
It’s funny that Jordan is most often depicted as a colorful also ran when they were actually very competitive and often the third fastest on pure pace. They had a lot more bad luck than good (people often think of their Belgian 1-2 in terms of luck). Additionally, they were competitive right out of the box. A team like that could not exist today. Another team that was competitive but now only remembered as a hopeless “F1 minnow” was Minardi. Pre-Stoddart days, they were seriously fast at some points and got podiums.
Re-Play- (@re-play)
9th January 2021, 16:41
this car should run in BOSSGP series.