Eddie Jordan Nudie Model!

Get 'em off!
By Bigpip
July 5 2002

On a lighter note, the FIA have asked Eddie Jordan if he would ever consider stripping off and posing naked for charity. A question originally addressed to Renault's Flavio Briatore produced a snigger from Jordan's chief executive.

Q: Flavio, an interesting story appeared that you were going to pose nude for a charity book. Is this true? (Laughter from Eddie Jordan)

FB: Why are you laughing?

Eddie Jordan: He frightens them away already. He doesn’t need to do it any more. Jeeesus, what a sight that would be!

FB: It’s for charity, but not completely nude. It’s for charity.

EJ: What, are you going to hide your head? I’m better recognized by my face…

FB: It’s a proposal but not decided yet. Like for the drivers, not decided yet.

Q: David, you’ve posed in the nude before. Any advice?

FB: Yes, but there is no competition between me and him. I saw a picture of David in Sardinia last summer, which was quite good.

David COULTHARD: I think you’ve hit the nail on the head because when I did the nude shots it was in Miami and it was with natural light so the sun was on me and that’s very important, let everything hang down low. It wasn’t as embarrassing. I certainly wouldn’t have done it in Scotland.

Q: Eddie, how much would charge to pose in the nude, for charity of course?

EJ: The funny thing is that, unlike David and Flavio, I am better recognized by my face. So I’m not sure what part I’d cover.

DC: You’d show your face?

EJ: Can we have a sensible press conference or are you going to degrade this into some meaningless thing? Can we have some serious questions because we’re serious people up here? Aren’t we Flavio?

The press conference then moved on to more serious subjects. Eddie commented on the new Honda engine, the battle for points, the Arrows situation and the incident earlier in the week involving title sponsor DHL.