Irvine fights for career as ‘Jungle boy’ takes seat

EDDIE IRVINE was fighting to save his career yesterday after losing his Jaguar seat to the ‘Jungle Boy’ of Formula One.

The Down man and Pedro de la Rosa are being replaced in 2003 by Australia’s Mark Webber and newcomer Antonio Pizzonia, who earned his nickname after being brought up in the Amazonian forest region of Brazil.

Irvine has not been retained following the end of his three year deal while Spaniard de la Rosa has been axed with a year left to run on his contract and is consulting his lawyers.