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[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.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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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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If I feel like something’s gonna be right, I invest in it, whatever it is.
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I have so much respect for [Bernie Ecclestone] for what he did with this sport. He did so much more than people in tennis or football.
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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 was always determined that races should begin on time and I never deviated from that policy.
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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’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’m a dealer. That’s exactly right. I’m a used car dealer.
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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 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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It’s not as easy as that… it’s disappointing to think that all these countries spend a lot of money trying to get the Olympics.
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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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If you’re going to take the attitude, I don’t think it will work, you will never do anything.
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A wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me.
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I’d rather get to the 70-year-old guy who’s got plenty of cash.
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