[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 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.
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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I can’t remember a single occasion when I have been kind to a journalist.
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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.
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[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
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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 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.
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[Donald] Trump, I think, is the sort of guy that if he maybe thought he’d made a little bit of a mistake, would find a way out, he wouldn’t want to say, “Well, that’s what I’ve done and I’m sticking to it, and I don’t give a damn.” Which is what the other people in America would be like.
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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 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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My 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.
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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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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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You might have asked [about skill] of an artist or a musician or whatever… but with me it just happens.
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I have earned the money and changed the nappies!
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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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