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.
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 have 100 percent confidence in the German judicial system.
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Lewis [Hamilton] is a hero in the UK. The British love Formula One. Sebastian (Vettel) is also not doing much for F1. People hardly recognize him on the street.
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I 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.
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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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Our sport is ruled whether it’s for good and bad, or whatever, for technical things. There’s lots of teams out there that could and should have done better if they’d have had technical things. I suppose in the end that basically revolves around how much money they’re gonna get.
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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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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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[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
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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.
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Anyone who doesn’t speak English isn’t worth speaking to
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I was delighted with Baku. People said I was completely mad; I was so happy when it all turned out all right.
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I simply scraped together all my experience and put it into the sport.
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If you say ‘Good Morning’ in America and it’s five past twelve you end up with a lawsuit.
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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 think in the end officials in each country’s judicial system will do what they believe is right because if they do something bad to somebody it’s on their conscience for the rest of their lives.
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