FORMULA 1 greats Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda have a lunch date with President S R Nathan on the Istana ( Grand Palace now the President & Prime Minister's Office) lawn on Sept 26.
They are both on the invited list for the official Formula 1 party on the first day of the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix onSept 26, and all the current drivers � including world champion Kimi Raikkonen, 2005 and 2006 title holder Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton � will be there too.
The luncheon at the Istana is open to the public, with 18 tables set aside at $30,000 each and another 12 at $50,000 per table. All proceeds will go towards the President�s Challenge charity programme and the organisers, Singapore GP, hope it will raise about $1 million. There will also be an auction of two Chopard watches � a man�s �Tourbillion� timepiece worth $250,000 and a lady�s �Happy Sport� worth $30,000 � and other F1 memorabilia.
�It is a prestigious event and there will be a lot of stars there, but we don�t want people to get stuffy in their coats and ties,� said Singapore GP chairman Teo Hock Seng. �It will be a smart casual affair.�
The lunch is also a first in Formula 1. Formal black-tie dinners are usually held on the first day of races, but Singapore is hosting the sport�s first night race. Twelve tables have been already been sold. Interested parties can email bj_quah@komoco.com.sg or tracyteo@komoco.com.sg. Organisers also revealed that 95 per cent of tickets for the Grand Prix have been sold. Some grandstand and walkabout tickets for Saturday are still available.
Ian de Cotta - Today Paper
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