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Bernie Ecclestone

Generally I still believe that Lewis [Hamilton] is the best champion that we have had in a long, long time. He manages to get to all different walks of life: red carpet, fashion business, and music – you name it.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Believe Fashion Names
If 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 ECCLESTONE

Cases Fire Left
As I small child and hearing all the stories about him I, of course, looked up to him as some kind of miracle. Then I got to eight years old and suddenly I was taller than [Bernie Ecclestone].
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Children Eight Years
I’m a dealer. That’s exactly right. I’m a used car dealer.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Car Dealer Used
You’re born with certain gifts and you use them as best you can in life. You begin to learn and recognize that you have certain skills and aptitudes that you apply and use them to carry you forward.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Aptitude Skills Use
[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 ECCLESTONE

Champion Grandchildren Italian
I 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 ECCLESTONE

Country Distance Running
[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Character Formulas One
[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 ECCLESTONE

Good Right World
I was delighted with Baku. People said I was completely mad; I was so happy when it all turned out all right.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Mad People Said
I am happy that we have somebody like Lewis [Hamilton]. I also couldn’t be like Lewis. I don’t like gold jewelry!
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Gold Hamilton Jewelry
Actually I think I have forgotten how it was back then. Or probably not – I didn’t qualify. There were only 16 cars in the race.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Car Race Thinking
If 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 ECCLESTONE

Car Guy Two
With [Vladimir] Putin, he says he’s going to do something, he gets on it, does it.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Going Say Something
Anyone who doesn’t speak English isn’t worth speaking to
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

English Speak
I have no regrets about the amount of work I put into the sport. This is what I needed to do with my life.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE

Needed Regret Sports

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