So you're not going to get to drive the Ferrari F399 as Eddie Irvine or the McLaren Mercedes as Mika Hakkinen.

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Eddie Irvine, Schumacher's former team-mate at Ferrari, said the German had struggled to find an outlet for his ruthless competitive streak since retiring.

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The team employed this tactic with great success in Malaysia in 1999 to ensure the title battle between Ferrari's Eddie Irvine and McLaren's Mika Hakkinen went to the last race.

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Jordan have also been talking to Eddie Irvine, who was released by Jaguar, and Brazilian Felipe Massa, who was dropped by Sauber at the end of the season.

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Only Jaguar, Arrows and Minardi have vacancies - and Jaguar are considered certain to sign Mark Webber in place of Eddie Irvine alongside Pedro de la Rosa, as exclusively revealed by the BBC.

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"Formula One needs colour and it is a shame EJ (Eddie Jordan) is not around because he was one of the colourful characters, " Irvine added.

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