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Jaguar Racing was a Formula One team that competed in the FIA
Formula One World Championship from 2000 to 2004. It was formed from
the purchase by Ford of Jackie Stewart's Stewart Grand Prix Formula One
team in June 1999. Ford renamed the team Jaguar Racing as part of its
global marketing operations to promote their Jaguar premium car
company. However, during the years of Ford's ownership, the team was
unable to revive its performances of 1999.The team in 2000 was
managed by Wolfgang Reitzle, who was then head of Ford's Premier
Automotive Group. The extra funding and publicity brought by becoming
Ford's own team were obvious from the first race of the year. The team
hired 1999 world championship runner up Eddie Irvine to partner former
Stewart driver Johnny Herbert in an all UK team. Unfortunately this did
not guarantee further success. The results that season did not match
the results that Stewart had been able to achieve in 1999. Reitzle
stepped down and was replaced by American Racing champion and
successful team owner Bobby Rahal for 2001.