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 Nick Heidfeld driving the EJ14 at the2004 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Jordan | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Gary Anderson(Technical Director) John McQuilliam(Chief Designer)Nicolò Petrucci(Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | EJ13 | ||||||||||
| Successor | EJ15 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2][3][4][5] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | FullCarbon-fibre and honeycomb compositemonocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod-activated torsion bars and dampers | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones | ||||||||||
| Length | 4,670 mm (183.9 in) | ||||||||||
| Width | 1,800 mm (70.9 in) | ||||||||||
| Height | 950 mm (37.4 in) | ||||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,400 mm (55.1 in) Rear: 1,418 mm (55.8 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | >3,000 mm (118.1 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ford RS2 (Cosworth CR-5) 2,998 cc (182.9 cu in), 90°V10,NA,mid-engine,longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Jordan 7-speedlongitudinal,semi-automatic | ||||||||||
| Power | 800-900 hp @ 18,000-19,000 rpm[6] | ||||||||||
| Weight | 600 kg (1,322.8 lb) (including driver) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Castrol | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Jordan Ford | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 18. Nick Heidfeld19.  Giorgio Pantano19. Timo Glock | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2004 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
TheJordan EJ14 was the car with which theJordan team competed in the2004 Formula One season. The car was driven byNick Heidfeld,Giorgio Pantano andTimo Glock.
The car itself was not a totally new car; instead it was a major upgrade of the previous year's uncompetitive EJ13. The chassis itself was modified and combined with a newaerodynamic package and more powerfulFord-badgedCosworth engine. It also had a return to asingle-keel suspension layout. However, the team's small budget meant that little or no testing of the cars was carried out, both before the season and during it. Unsurprisingly, the car was just as uncompetitive as its predecessor. The lack of speed was blamed on a lack of power coming from the Cosworth engine, which the team claimed was not the same as those being used byJaguar, Ford's works team.[1]
It was driven byNick Heidfeld, who was swapped withSauber in favour ofGiancarlo Fisichella andFormula 3000 driverGiorgio Pantano were the two drivers. Heidfeld was chosen for his skill, while Pantano got a drive primarily because he had sponsors who would contribute money to the team. It was expected that unemployedJos Verstappen would take the second seat, but the deal for him to drive fell through. InCanada, Pantano was replaced byGermanTimo Glock, as Pantano's backers were unable to pay for his drive in time. Glock went on to score two points in that race after bothWilliamses andToyotas were disqualified for brake duct infringements. Glock would then replace Pantano for good in the final three rounds, when it became clear that Pantano would not be able to pay for his seat any longer.
The car's performance and reliability were generally poor all year. A total of 5 points were scored all year. Heidfeld drove to seventh place atMonaco, and both Jordans were promoted to 7th and 8th after the Canadian race due to multiple cars getting disqualified. However, it was still the first time in the team's history that a top-six result had not been achieved. There were other points-scoring opportunities, but poor luck and poor reliability robbed the team of these chances. Most notably Heidfeld was running strongly at the carnage-packedUS Grand Prix, and looked set for points when his engine failed. Points could also have been scored atSpa, but both drivers were involved in accidents, with Pantano out on lap 1, and Heidfeld finishing 10th, but 5 laps down. Occasionally the Jordans were able to fight with other teams, notablySauber, but more commonly Jaguar and Toyota. But for the most part, the EJ14s would spend their time running behind most of the field, with just theMinardis behind.
The team's future was put into doubt late in the season when Ford announced it was withdrawing from F1, leaving the team with no engines for the following year. For a while it appeared that the team would close immediately after the final race of the season. Only a late deal to run Toyota engines for2005 saved the team.
As in previous years, the basic color of the car was yellow; The front and rear wings, T-cam and side pods were black. The main sponsor remained the tobacco brandBenson & Hedges, which advertised on both wings, the nose, the side pods and on the drivers' helmets. In countries where the advertising of tobacco products was not permitted, the Benson & Hedges lettering was partially covered over so that “Be on Edge” could be read or replaced with the team name. (The Benson & Hedges sponsorship was replaced entirely withSobranie, anotherGallaher Group brand, for theUnited States Grand Prix, to circumvent the one brand name sponsorship rule imposed by theTobacco Master Settlement Agreement, asPhillip Morris USA owned the B&H trademark in the United States and was bound by the MSA.) However, the team's budget was very small, which directly affected their performance. Smaller sponsors such asTrust contributing small amounts of money to the team's budget. A lack of testing and development, plus the need to have drivers who could pay for their seat, rather than be skilled, affected the team's results.
The team had only just survived the winter break after the2003 season, and when the EJ14 broke cover for the first time, it carried the message "Lazarus", referring to the team's resurrection from the dead. For the rest of the season the car would run with various messages of peace on the engine over. These included a dove at theAustralian Grand Prix, and a picture ofAyrton Senna at theSan Marino Grand Prix, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his death. The changing images were chosen by theBahrains government, who purchased sponsorship space on the team's engine cover to celebrate the inauguralBahrain Grand Prix.
The team supported various campaigns and organizations placed on the engine cover including:
DATA at theFrench Grand Prix;46664 at theGerman Grand Prix; global warming at theHungarian Grand Prix and a "www.sanpatrignano.org" website at theItalian Grand Prix.
Throughout the season, the team celebrated or commemorated various events on the engine cover:
A European flag at theEuropean Grand Prix; a dragon and text reading "Welcome China" at the inauguralChinese Grand Prix; the2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games at theJapanese Grand Prix and the scheduled date of the2005 Bahrain Grand Prix at theBrazilian Grand Prix.
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | WCC |
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| 2004 | Jordan | FordV10* | B | AUS | MAL | BHR | SMR | ESP | MON | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | CHN | JPN | BRA | 5 | 9th | |
| Nick Heidfeld | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 16 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | Ret | ||||||
| Giorgio Pantano | 14 | 13 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||
| Timo Glock | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
* DenotesCosworth-built engines, badged asFord
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