Appointed joint managing director of Jordan Grand Prix in 1998, Trevor Foster, 47, has played a key role in the team's success. As team manager of Eddie Jordan Racing in the 1980s he was responsible for guiding the team to victory in the 1987 British Formula 3 Championship and 1989 FIA Formula 3000 series, before taking the team into Formula One under the new name of Jordan Grand Prix in 1991.
Foster's career spans 30 years, having previously worked with other F1 teams including Tyrell and Team Lotus. He has also run in teams in Formula 3 and Formula Ford 2000, though Formula One dominates his CV.
Following Jordan's acquisistion of Benson and Hedges' sponsorship in 1996, it was Foster who masterminded the development of the team, putting resources into new areas of technology and research and development. He is responsible for the day to day management of Jordan Grand Prix in terms of all Formula One team operations and, together with Eddie Jordan, Commercial Director Ian Phillips and Financial Controller Richard O'Driscoll, forms the senior management of the company.
A keen follower of all forms of motor racing, Foster has a sharap eye for up-and-coming talent, having worked with Eddie Jordan to give drivers such as Michael and Ralf Schumacher, Johnny Herbert, Jean Alesi, Martin Donnelly, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Eddie Irvine their break into Formula One.
During Grand Prix weekends Foster joins the race engineering team in developing strategy and technical direction for the race.
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