Jordan: No Driver Decision Yet

The Jordan Formula One team have not yet made a decision concerning their driver line-up for the 2003 season, and they will only make an announcement once team principal Eddie Jordan finalises all the sponsorship agreements.

The Silverstone-based squad are yet to announce who will partner Italian Giancarlo Fisichella next season, and several drivers have been linked to the seat, with some reports claiming recently that Dutchman Jos Verstappen is the latest man to join the list of candidates.

The team said, however, that there's no decision yet.

"In spite of intense media speculation concerning various drivers and their possible links with Jordan, the team has made no decision concerning either the second race seat or reserve driver," said the team on their official web site today.

"Team boss Eddie Jordan is concentrating on finalising sponsorship agreements prior to making any decisions or announcements regarding the driver line-up, so the stories linking the team definitively with certain drivers are rather wide of the mark."

Jordan, who did not test during November or December while they concentrated all their efforts on designing the new Ford-powered EJ13, said they are preparing to unveil the team livery and driver line-up following the initial tests in mid-January.

According to the team, the car build programme is "well underway and going efficiently to schedule."