Two races we’ve lost which I’m genuinely upset about were India and Turkey.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEI’m a dealer. That’s exactly right. I’m a used car dealer.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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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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[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
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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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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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I also would rather race than strut red carpets in Hollywood – and thank God this is not my job – but also the team principals should be more prominent.
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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’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 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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You need to have proper management if you’re going to move forward.
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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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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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I have no regrets about the amount of work I put into the sport. This is what I needed to do with my 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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Forget what others whisper in your ears. Most of that is pure rubbish that obstructs the view to what really is important. Always make your own decisions. That is what makes us human.
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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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