I suppose it’s knowing when you’ve come up with an idea that works, when you’ve got it right, whatever it is.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEA wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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I am happy that we have somebody like Lewis [Hamilton]. I also couldn’t be like Lewis. I don’t like gold jewelry!
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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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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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[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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Before they go to the race, people want to think four or five guys could win, but now… Normally you’d say, “One of those two, and I think it’s going to be Lewis [Hamiltom],” because that’s what had been proved up to now – thank God that Nico [Rosberg] has won some races.
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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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Women should be all dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances.
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Two races we’ve lost which I’m genuinely upset about were India and Turkey.
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Each new deal is another opportunity.
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I’d rather get to the 70-year-old guy who’s got plenty of cash.
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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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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 have 100 percent confidence in the German judicial system.
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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 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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