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Jordan Signs Ralph Firman for 2003 F1 Season
Staff, Thursday February 6, 2003.
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The 27-year-old has signed a three-year agreement and will make his Formula One debut in the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 9th.
Firman enters Formula One as the reigning 2002 Japanese Formula Nippon Champion, having previously won the prestigious British Formula 3 Championship and FIA Formula 3 World Cup in Macau in 1996.
After an initial seat fitting in the Jordan Ford EJ13 at the team?s Silverstone (UK) base on Monday 3 February, Firman is preparing for his first test with the team to be held in Valencia, Spain, next week.
?I am thrilled to have this chance to race in Formula One especially as it is with Jordan, one of the few teams to have won Grands Prix in recent years,? said Firman.
?It?s also a team that has brought many notable names into Formula One and I can see that it?s an extremely friendly and professional operation.
?Although this will be my first season, I have worked hard to build up my experience whilst racing in Japan, so although F1 will be something new I feel ready and quite comfortable with it. I am really looking forward to going to Melbourne next month.?
Chief Executive Eddie Jordan believes he has a strong and enthusiastic driver line-up for 2003.
?He may be a rookie in F1 terms but Ralph brings a lot of racing experience and a formidable track record along with his enthusiasm and commitment,? said Jordan.
?I?m impressed with his very cool and disciplined approach and I have a lot of confidence that he and Fisichella will be an awesome partnership on the track.
?The news that Ralph has joined us, allied to other important developments, means that Jordan Ford is a force to be reckoned with in 2003, and I can?t wait for the season to start.?
Ralph Firman was born on 20th May 1975 and holds dual nationality, with a British father and Irish mother, and lives in Norfolk, United Kingdom.
A Champion kart racer he is the son of Ralph Firman Sr, who was a mechanic for former triple World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi before founding the famous Van Diemen racing car business.
Van Diemen is regarded as one of the leading makers of Formula Ford chassis around the world and has fielded entries in the prestigious British Formula Ford Championship for Australian Formula One star Mark Webber.
For further information contact:
Ben Beazley
Media Coordinator
Ford Racing
Phone: (03) 9596 9011
Mobile: 0417-262 753
Email: ben@segalmedia.com.au
