I was always determined that races should begin on time and I never deviated from that policy.
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.
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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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I’m a dealer. That’s exactly right. I’m a used car dealer.
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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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If you say ‘Good Morning’ in America and it’s five past twelve you end up with a lawsuit.
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I have earned the money and changed the nappies!
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Anyone who doesn’t speak English isn’t worth speaking to
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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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When people want to built new tracks, they want to look at Silverstone. We don’t want it built like that. It’s quite embarrassing.
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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 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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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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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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I always thought that dads in the old days where rather macho types who wouldn’t get close to a baby, let alone change nappies.
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People want to build new circuits around the world and they say: ‘We’ll come to Silverstone and have a look how it’s done’, and I tell them to stay away.
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Take away Toto Wolff’s Mercedes shirt and send Sebastian [Vettel] down a street – nobody would recognize him.
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