Image Unavailable, Please Login Born on this day in 1965, Eddie was recruited by Ferrari in 1996 to help support Michael Schumacher's F1 championship effort but came close to winning the title himself in 1999.
Eddie Irvine was never commited enough to be a success. By his own admission, he was in motor racing to have a good time. Once retired, he became an astute businessman apparently.
I think he was an astute businessman before he retired, but he was never good enough to be a WC. Even when MSc broken a leg and tried to hand it to him on a plate.
