| May 2009, and the Formula 1 Tour arrives in Spain | | | | and he said that not only did he think Raikkonen |
| for the first European Grand Prix of the season. | | | | would not be driving next season, he said he |
| Former team owner Eddie Jordan makes waves by | | | | shouldn't be driving this season. He went on to say |
| suggesting that Kimi Raikkonen should be suspended | | | | that the Ferrari team should suspend him |
| - so is he right..? | | | | immediately, as the team was too big and rich in F1 |
| In the UK, the coverage of F1 has gone back to the | | | | history to have one of their current drivers talking |
| BBC after a gap of 12 years, and one of the pundits | | | | like that! |
| they brought in is Eddie Jordan, a former team | | | | That's very direct opinion, so much so that fellow |
| owner, who added a big dash of flamboyance and | | | | pundit, recently retired David Coulthard said he was |
| outspoken views when he was racing, and carries on | | | | amazed. Jordan was unrepentant. |
| doing the same with a microphone! | | | | It could be argued both ways - yes, it's nice to see |
| The BBC had just shown a feature on Raikkonen in | | | | someone come out and say that a team that pays |
| their race build up. Raikkonen is known for being laid | | | | Raikkonen millions of pounds a year should be shown |
| back off the track to the point of appearing | | | | respect, but it could also be argued that Raikkonen |
| dismissive, and in the feature he seemed to suggest | | | | was simply being honest in a time when the sporting |
| he was not bothered if he was driving or not, and | | | | viewing public is crying out for honesty in interviews. |
| implied that his team Ferrari had no chance of winning | | | | I can definitely see both sides of the argument, and |
| the championship. | | | | no doubt there will be a backlash at Jordan's |
| The main host then asked Jordan what he thought, | | | | comments, in a sport which is obsessed with quotes. |