Actually I think I have forgotten how it was back then. Or probably not – I didn’t qualify. There were only 16 cars in the race.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEI was always determined that races should begin on time and I never deviated from that policy.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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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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[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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[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!
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When there is more money at stake it affects the atmosphere and things become more businesslike.
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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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Nico [Rosberg] is not seeking the limelight as Lewis [Hamilton] does. Lewis wants to be famous.
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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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Anyone who doesn’t speak English isn’t worth speaking to
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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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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 earned the money and changed the nappies!
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If I feel like something’s gonna be right, I invest in it, whatever it is.
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[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.
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I simply scraped together all my experience and put it into the sport.
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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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