[DexOnenlyCymn]

OK, you have a private Dinner party and can invite 3 guests from F1. Past or present. Alive or Dead.

Who and why?

1. Big Bernie. From racing cars including a F1 meeting, being a Team owner, masterminding a Coup, redefining the whole of F1 and being involved in just about every contentious event ever to happen in the sport.

2. Schumy. I would love to get the inside tract on the most influential driver of the modern era. I also like his sense of humour.

3. Not too sure. Colin Chapman perhaps or Rob Walker as the master Garageists. Mike Hailwood or Hawthorne from a racing perspective or Ron Dennis, Frank Williams or even ken Tyrrell as owners. Will pick one later in the thread.

[neirty]

Depends if they have to tell you the truth, you can never get much out of Bernie or Schumacher at the best of times.

[wMceqj7F]

Rubens

Jackie Stewart

Ayrton Senna

Three guys I'd like to shoot the breeze with.

[janeloveslifenow]

OK, you have a private Dinner party and can invite 3 guests from F1.

Can't we have a bigger table?

[Z1IRo4Ap]

Gilles, Michael, Jarno...and I will bring the wine

[russianstallian]

Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Jean Marie Ballestre. Dave Lamb providing the voice over, 4 meals on different nights hosted by each guest - sorted.

[Sarbrienna]

Depends if they have to tell you the truth, you can never get much out of Bernie or Schumacher at the best of times.

What on earth gave you that idea?

Are you assuming Schumi's game face is also the same outside the racing enviroment? Do you not remember how jovial he was with the BBC F1 in 2009 or even his appearance on Top Gear?

http://community.evo.co.uk/users/Har...ael-Schumacher

I did an interview with Michael Schumacher, which all happened quite by chance. I'd learnt he was about to become an ambassador for the up-market watch brand, Audemars Piquet, so a trip to Germany was quickly arranged and a few days later, there I was, chatting with Michael Schumacher. All quite bizarre, especially as he wasn't at all like the person I was expecting.

For starters, he's not nearly as serious as he seems on the telly. Get him off the subject of Formula One and suddenly he's a different person. Seems he realises anything he says about F1 will be scrutinised in the minutest detail and, as a result, he watches exactly what he says, just in case he gives something away he perhaps shouldn't. But ask about his watch collection, past cars he's owned, or even the slightly odd necklace he always seems to wear (a tiger tooth apparently) and he'll happily rabbit on for hours.

After the presentation, I watched him work the room and he stuck around for far longer than anyone had expected, mainly because he really does likes watches and seemed genuinely excited he's now got the chance to work with AP on a new movement to be released sometime in the future.

There's that saying about some people being comfortable in their own skin and for me, that would sum up Michael Schumacher perfectly. At this event he was accompanied by his personal PA but at no point did she step in to stop him saying something, in fact, she spent most of the time talking to other people in the room.

[Accecyncphory]

Senna,

Coulthard

Barrichello

I'm not Schumacher's biggest fan - but I can see why he would be an interesting guy to chat with.

[Lgcjqxlw]

Schumi, Senna & Fangio.

Love to hear all three talk to each other, and what would they talk about.

[Bvghbopz]

Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Jean Marie Ballestre. Dave Lamb providing the voice over, 4 meals on different nights hosted by each guest - sorted.

I am loving this idea

[Azzi_Kahlila]

Bernie - Because he is such a clever man
Senna - Because out of all the drivers, he was the biggest character of them all.
James Hunt - so I could have someone really cool to go to the party with after meeting the previous two.

[Kghikeds]

MS, Byrne and Newey.

[DexOnenlyCymn]

Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Jean Marie Ballestre. Dave Lamb providing the voice over, 4 meals on different nights hosted by each guest - sorted.

Love it

You can have Bernie doing the waiting and I'll bet there's a punchup after the first course

[unmalryAlalry]

Ayrton Senna

Mika Hakkinen

Lewis Hamilton

3 drivers from three very different eras, all of them won titles for Mclaren. Would be an extremely interesting conversation.

[russianstallian]

Love it

You can have Bernie doing the waiting and I'll bet there's a punchup after the first course

Yup, and I'd have Max turn up in his bondage paraphanalia to provide the entertainment between main meal and dessert...... or just leave him under the table and we can all kick the living daylights outta the little schmuck!!!!

[janeloveslifenow]

What on earth gave you that idea?

Bernie's made a career of not answering questions with direct answers and as a current driver Michael, when in the public eye, has his PR face on. All current drivers do to a greater or lesser extent. Former drivers are more willing to give their opinions because they are without team or sponsor obligations and their views on their own career as well as current F1 are more candid as a result.

[Gorlummm]

Ron Dennis, Mad Max and Fernando Alonso. They don't need to... let me correct that... no-one is allowed to bring anything

[reiruviartugs]

Jacques and Michael .
Damon can be the ring ref .

[DexOnenlyCymn]

I think Mr Hill may not be the most impartial

Bit like asking Mad Max to give Ronnie a character reference

[russianstallian]

Jacques and Michael .
Damon can be the ring ref .

Christ, they'd be nodding off on the sofa after the main course - better get those pipes and slippers ready.......