I never neglected my daughters – quite the opposite – but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEIt’s the best thing to happen to a sport, that you have a superstar. In football there is always something to write about the Beckhams, same as people want to write about Rooney or Hooney or whatever his bloody name is.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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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 have always been happy to have daughters rather than sons. You never really can be mad at girls for anything in life.
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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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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 have earned the money and changed the nappies!
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You have to hope that your opponents are unlucky. Never only rely on your own luck.
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A wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me.
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My daughters have strong personalities. I’m close to them but they don’t really need me to advise them on how to manage their lives and they don’t ask me to do that.
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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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Anyone who doesn’t speak English isn’t worth speaking to
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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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Under the engine cover, no one cares what’s in there. Nobody cares.
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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 can’t make decisions if there are no charges or issues to deal with. So it’s quite normal to wait until there is some reason to react.
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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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