I was always determined that races should begin on time and I never deviated from that policy.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE[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!
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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You have to hope that your opponents are unlucky. Never only rely on your own luck.
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If somebody says, “You like putting out fires,” and I say, “It’s not a case of liking it, but I do put them out, and if there aren’t fires left I make them, so I can put them out.” It’s what we do.
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I simply scraped together all my experience and put it into the sport.
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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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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 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.
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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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Each new deal is another opportunity.
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Generally I still believe that Lewis [Hamilton] is the best champion that we have had in a long, long time. He manages to get to all different walks of life: red carpet, fashion business, and music – you name it.
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If I feel like something’s gonna be right, I invest in it, whatever it is.
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Two races we’ve lost which I’m genuinely upset about were India and Turkey.
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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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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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[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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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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