I never neglected my daughters – quite the opposite – but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them.
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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[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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[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
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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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I’m a dealer. That’s exactly right. I’m a used car dealer.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me.
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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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