F1 LEGEND Eddie Jordan has opened up about his pal Michael Schumacher – saying the stricken star is “there, but not there” as mystery surrounds his health. And it came as Michael’s son Mick followed in his dad’s footsteps into F1. Eddie was denied a visit to see Michael – but has kept up contact with Mick. And last year, he revealed his son Mick had reached out to him. “Mick Schumacher isn’t named after his dad like a lot of people seem to think,” he said. “Mick Schumacher is named after a person whose father, Michael, was in total awe of a sportsman who had won five world titles back to back with Honda and that is no other than Mick Doohan. “As a result of that, and as a mark of respect, Michael Schumacher called his son Mick. “However, since then, young Mick Schumacher – Michael’s son – has reached out to me, and he has been extraordinary.

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