Eddie Jordan praised sacked driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen today, saying he was a nice man who had to go for the sake of the team.
The team owner, speaking two days after Frentzen's sacking was announced, dismissed any suggestion of a heated row between the two.
"I have never heard Heinz-Harald's voice raised. I don't believe I have ever raised my voice to him. There has never been any question of a row," Jordan told reporters at the German Grand Prix.
"You will never find an easier or a nicer person to drive for you," he said, two days after his team issued a statement saying that Frentzen had been fired on the eve of his home grand prix.
"Heinz is one of the nicest people who ever drove a racing car and a fantastically nice man," Jordan said.
"We were unhappy about certain things going forward. It came to a head a bit after Silverstone."
"There were several things I was unhappy about and we just couldn't agree," Jordan said. "The future of the team is everything to me. I have to think about what will deliver the best results for our sponsors, our drivers and our staff, me included."
The team boss said he hoped time would heal the rift between him and Frentzen.