Influenced by his parents who are also involved in racing, his racing career started in 1983. He stated Fomula Three racing in 1988, before moving on to Formula 3000 in 1989. In 1990, he started racing for Jordan as a Formula 3000 driver. In 1993 he graduated to Formula One again racing for Jordan.
In 1996 Eddie moved to Ferrari later moving to help establish the Jaguar team in 2000.