[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEI also would rather race than strut red carpets in Hollywood – and thank God this is not my job – but also the team principals should be more prominent.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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I simply scraped together all my experience and put it into the sport.
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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.
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Forget 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.
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Women should be all dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances.
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Nico [Rosberg] is not seeking the limelight as Lewis [Hamilton] does. Lewis wants to be famous.
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I’d rather get to the 70-year-old guy who’s got plenty of cash.
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I’d rather the handshake for somebody that I can trust than a contract. Because you can read the bloody contract – perhaps if you made a little bit of a mistake writing it – in a way to suit you.
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Don’t forget I started looking at China a long time before any of those races happened. I always thought go east, not west.
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I suppose it’s knowing when you’ve come up with an idea that works, when you’ve got it right, whatever it is.
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But when it comes to F1 I am a huge Lewis [Hamilton] fan because he is a super promoter of the sport. From a pure business aspect – sorry Nico if I have to say this – you are not so good for my business.
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My daughters have strong personalities. I’m close to them but they don’t really need me to advise them on how to manage their lives and they don’t ask me to do that.
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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.
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I’ve never told anybody this, so I don’t know if maybe you shouldn’t print it, but I’ve made plans. I’m only going to continue doing this for another 25 years.
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I never neglected my daughters – quite the opposite – but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them.
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I believe when you say you’re going to start a race at 2 p.m. then you should stick to that and start the race at 2 p.m. There’s no maybe, could be or should be. You start the race on time. It’s very simple.
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