The Aston Martin Aramaco Formula One Team are paying tribute to former team owner Eddie Jordan at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix.
The Irishman, who founded what is now the Aston Martin Aramaco Formula One Team in 1991 passed away on Thursday following a year long battle with Prostate cancer.
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- F1 Grand Prix Of China – Practice & Sprint Qualifying Sport, Motorsport, Formula One Racing SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 21: A shamrock and Eddie Jordan name tribute decal is seen on the Aston Martin F1 Team AMR25 Mercedes following his passing prior to practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on March 21, 2025 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zak Mauger/LAT Images)
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll are also carrying the yellow color of the Jordsn Grand Prix team on their car numbers this weekend in tribute to Eddie Jordan.
On track in China today (Friday), Lance Stroll ended the day in tenth place for tomorrow’s Sprint race and speaking following the action the Canadian said:
“Sprint Qualifying was a strong session for us today, and I’m happy to have made it to SQ3. We decided to run used softs throughout SQ3 to save tyres for Qualifying tomorrow, so it’s still hard to gauge how we compare to those around us, especially with how tight the midfield is. We will continue to look at how we can improve for the rest of the weekend.”
Fernando Alonso starts the Sprint from 11th and speaking following the action he said:
I am quite happy with Sprint Qualifying today as the car felt quite competitive. SQ1 went very well for me and in our first push lap we managed to finish second. I just missed out on the top ten in the end, but it’s good that we got one car into SQ3. It’s clearly very close in the midfield and let’s see what we can do in the Sprint. Our main focus is still very much on Qualifying and the main race, but tomorrow’s Sprint gives us another opportunity to try score some points.”