- Title: UK: FORMULA ONE STARS ROCK OUT AT CHARITY PARTY.
- Date: 12th February 2001
- Summary: LONDON, UK (TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2001) 1. EXTERIORS OF ROYAL ALBERT HALL 2. EDDIE IRVINE (soundbite) (english) SAYS SID WATKINS WORKS VERY HARD FOR THE SPORT AND IT'S GOOD TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK 3. WIDE SHOT OF AUDITORIUM 4. EDDIE WALKS ON STAGE SURROUNDED BY MODELS IN OVERALLS 5. EDDIE IRVINE JOKES ABOUT NIKKI LAUDA JOINING JAGUAR TEAM 6. BRITISH COMMENTATOR MURRAY WALKER PAYS TRIBUTE TO NIGEL MANSELL. HE SAYS: "He's a superstar." 7. DAMON HILL AND PAUL STEWART PLAYING IN THEIR BAND DAD'S ARMY Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Country: United Kingdom
- Reuters ID: LVA6HRUVW09UREJPIZ3YI8ANS9KW
- Story Text: Five world champions, Eddie Irvine and Formula One
supremo Bernie Ecclestone joined rock musicians on Monday in a
charity Grand Prix party in London's Royal Albert Hall.
The party, with five grand prix cars suspended on ropes
above a main stage, was in aid of International Automobile
Federation (FIA) medical delegate Sid Watkins's Brain and
Spine foundation.
To mark the occasion, four special "Bernie" motor sport
awards were presented -- small gold statues reminiscent of the
Hollywood Oscars but modelled in Ecclestone's image instead.
The recipients were world champion Michael Schumacher,
whose award was accepted by Ferrari's former champion Jody
Scheckter on his behalf, Briton Jenson Button, veteran
commentator Murray Walker and Watkins.
Jaguar driver Irvine was the only current Formula One
driver to attend, flying in from a testing session in Valencia
to join former champions Damon Hill, Nigel Mansell, Jackie
Stewart, Scheckter and Niki Lauda.
Hill played in a band called Dad's Army with Stewart's son
Paul and Irvine chatted on stage about the season ahead.
"Sid's helped me out a lot and he's helped my father out
as well so it was good to give a little bit back," said
Irvine. "He works very hard and I think his charity is very
deserving. Anything I can do, I will do."
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