[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEA wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE[When I’ll be old I see myself] as a world champion, on a big farm with an Italian-style, big family with a whole bunch of grandchildren. And the foundations for that I have already laid!
BERNIE ECCLESTONEForget what others whisper in your ears. Most of that is pure rubbish that obstructs the view to what really is important. Always make your own decisions. That is what makes us human.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE[Donald] Trump would want to cosy up to him for sure, and he’d be right to do that. Which would be good for the world.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEEach new deal is another opportunity.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEMy dad always took to his heels when a nappy change was necessary. I am so much looking forward to our child. It is such a wonderfully exciting time right now.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEIf you’re going to take the attitude, I don’t think it will work, you will never do anything.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEIf somebody says, “You like putting out fires,” and I say, “It’s not a case of liking it, but I do put them out, and if there aren’t fires left I make them, so I can put them out.” It’s what we do.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEYou can’t compare eras. But drivers of each era adapt to the needs and climate of their time. There are good and bad points to every era of the sport. I’m not really nostalgic about the past.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEDon’t forget I started looking at China a long time before any of those races happened. I always thought go east, not west.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEI think we don’t need some people in Brussels trying to run countries that are some distance apart, who don’t speak the same language, don’t eat the same food. There’s a bit of difference between, Holland, if you like, and Italy.
BERNIE ECCLESTONETake away Toto Wolff’s Mercedes shirt and send Sebastian [Vettel] down a street – nobody would recognize him.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEIf we didn’t have Nico [Rosberg] and Lewis [Hamilton] in those cars – there’s one or two guys down the field who in those cars would have delivered the same.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEI think I would find it easier to talk with Nico [Rosenberg] than Lewis [Hamilton], as Lewis is into things that are very distant to me.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEI’m a dealer. That’s exactly right. I’m a used car dealer.
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