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.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEI am happy that we have somebody like Lewis [Hamilton]. I also couldn’t be like Lewis. I don’t like gold jewelry!
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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With [Vladimir] Putin, he says he’s going to do something, he gets on it, does it.
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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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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 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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You can’t compare eras. But drivers of each era adapt to the needs and climate of their time. There are good and bad points to every era of the sport. I’m not really nostalgic about the past.
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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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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 have a lot of faith in justice systems around the world even though there were cases in the past where that faith wasn’t justified in some countries.
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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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You might have asked [about skill] of an artist or a musician or whatever… but with me it just happens.
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[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
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I’d rather get to the 70-year-old guy who’s got plenty of cash.
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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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It’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.
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Nico [Rosberg] is not seeking the limelight as Lewis [Hamilton] does. Lewis wants to be famous.
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