From messenger boy at Autosport to Eddie Jordan's right hand man for 15 years. Ian Philips was officially Jordan Grand Prix's commercial and marketing director, you only have to speak to him to know he was more of a team manager and had all the inside information for the top guns from his sources. In this episode, we talk about Ian's first steps into journalism in the seventies and delivering Autosport Magazine every Friday, eventually transferring those skills into commercial and F1 team management with Leyton House, giving Adrian Newey a chance in F1 in the process. Ending up at Jordan at the start of 1991, Ian was involved first hand at the legal battle between Benneton and Jordan over Michael Schumacher's services, and was part of the Jordan Grand Prix's deals with Sasol and Brian Hart in the early 90's. At one point, Ayrton Senna was interested in becoming a part team owner of Jordan Grand Prix.