I think I would find it easier to talk with Nico [Rosenberg] than Lewis [Hamilton], as Lewis is into things that are… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Take away Toto Wolff's Mercedes shirt and send Sebastian [Vettel] down a street - nobody would recognize him. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
I was always determined that races should begin on time and I never deviated from that policy. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Two races we've lost which I'm genuinely upset about were India and Turkey. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
As the cancellation of the German Grand Prix indicates, Germany is a terrible market for Formula One. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
I am happy that we have somebody like Lewis [Hamilton]. I also couldn't be like Lewis. I don't like gold jewelry! — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Nico [Rosberg] is not seeking the limelight as Lewis [Hamilton] does. Lewis wants to be famous. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Before they go to the race, people want to think four or five guys could win, but now... Normally you'd say, "One… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Generally I still believe that Lewis [Hamilton] is the best champion that we have had in a long, long time. He manages… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Lewis [Hamilton] is a hero in the UK. The British love Formula One. Sebastian (Vettel) is also not doing much for F1.… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
There is no recipe for that. Both [Nico Rosenberg and Lewis Hamilton] are very likely equally talented in the car, so the… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
I believe when you say you're going to start a race at 2 p.m. then you should stick to that and start… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
[Olympics] obviously, is not the easiest thing to do, and nobody makes any money out of. Yet, for the small amount of… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Bernie [Ecclestone] is the commercial rights holder so the more outgoing the champion is, the better. Of course. I also do think… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
The banks don't have anything - no rights whatsoever. The banks are shareholders of SLEC, and SLEC has no rights. I am… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
It's the engine. They should have never had that. The biggest mistake people have made... I say, "people," because it wasn't just… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Let's be realistic about that. I think Mercedes when it started the engine [development] didn't have a budget. It spent. And then… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Don't forget I started looking at China a long time before any of those races happened. I always thought go east, not… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
When people want to built new tracks, they want to look at Silverstone. We don't want it built like that. It's quite… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
They say Formula One is a market which it can't be, obviously. Our market is independent, it's a sport. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
A wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Actually I think I have forgotten how it was back then. Or probably not - I didn't qualify. There were only 16… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
You can't compare eras. But drivers of each era adapt to the needs and climate of their time. There are good and… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
If we didn't have Nico [Rosberg] and Lewis [Hamilton] in those cars - there's one or two guys down the field who… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
But when it comes to F1 I am a huge Lewis [Hamilton] fan because he is a super promoter of the sport.… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
I also would rather race than strut red carpets in Hollywood - and thank God this is not my job - but… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
People want to build new circuits around the world and they say: 'We'll come to Silverstone and have a look how it's… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share Image
Bernie [Ecclestone] is the commercial rights holder so the more outgoing the champion is, the better. Of course. I also do think about our… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
I have always been happy to have daughters rather than sons. You never really can be mad at girls for anything in life. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
My dad always took to his heels when a nappy change was necessary. I am so much looking forward to our child. It is… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
You have to hope that your opponents are unlucky. Never only rely on your own luck. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
I also would rather race than strut red carpets in Hollywood - and thank God this is not my job - but also the… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
But when it comes to F1 I am a huge Lewis [Hamilton] fan because he is a super promoter of the sport. From a… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
Actually I think I have forgotten how it was back then. Or probably not - I didn't qualify. There were only 16 cars in… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
Generally I still believe that Lewis [Hamilton] is the best champion that we have had in a long, long time. He manages to get… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
[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… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
[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… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
Probably when I gave things to Slavica [ Ecclestone], you know the shares of the company, and things like that. And she put it… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
There is no recipe for that. Both [Nico Rosenberg and Lewis Hamilton] are very likely equally talented in the car, so the fight between… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
Women should be all dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances. — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
It's the engine. They should have never had that. The biggest mistake people have made... I say, "people," because it wasn't just me alone,… — Bernie Ecclestone Copy Share
![“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.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/93e/bernie-ecclestone-8452_easier_i-think-i-would-find-it-easier-to-talk-w_1064460.jpg)
![“Take away Toto Wolff's Mercedes shirt and send Sebastian [Vettel] down a street - nobody would recognize him.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/086/bernie-ecclestone-8452_race_take-away-toto-wolff-s-mercedes-shirt-an_999535.png)
![“[Maurizio Arrivabene is quite a character] but only for himself and not for Formula One.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3be/bernie-ecclestone-8452_character_maurizio-arrivabene-is-quite-a-character_1509861.png)
![“I am happy that we have somebody like Lewis [Hamilton]. I also couldn't be like Lewis. I don't like gold jewelry!” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3cc/bernie-ecclestone-8452_gold_i-am-happy-that-we-have-somebody-like-le_1184844.png)
![“Nico [Rosberg] is not seeking the limelight as Lewis [Hamilton] does. Lewis wants to be famous.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/be9/bernie-ecclestone-8452_doe_nico-rosberg-is-not-seeking-the-limeligh_2523573.png)
![“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.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2db/bernie-ecclestone-8452_five_before-they-go-to-the-race-people-want-t_2753119.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/dec/bernie-ecclestone-8452_believe_generally-i-still-believe-that-lewis-ham_382395.png)
![“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.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c2f/bernie-ecclestone-8452_british_lewis-hamilton-is-a-hero-in-the-uk-the-b_858109.png)
![“There is no recipe for that. Both [Nico Rosenberg and Lewis Hamilton] are very likely equally talented in the car, so the fight between the two happens between the ears - in the head.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/07a/bernie-ecclestone-8452_car_there-is-no-recipe-for-that-both-nico-ro_676896.png)
![“[Olympics] obviously, is not the easiest thing to do, and nobody makes any money out of. Yet, for the small amount of money they could [invest] in a Formula One race, they don't want to do it.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6cf/bernie-ecclestone-8452_amount_olympics-obviously-is-not-the-easiest-th_2890439.png)
![“Bernie [Ecclestone] is the commercial rights holder so the more outgoing the champion is, the better. Of course. I also do think about our sport and want to make an effort - but in my own way. I am Nico [Rosberg] and not Lewis [Hamilton]!” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/15c/bernie-ecclestone-8452_champion_bernie-ecclestone-is-the-commercial-righ_2948.png)
![“Let's be realistic about that. I think Mercedes when it started the engine [development] didn't have a budget. It spent. And then lots of teams don't and can't. I mean Red Bull, for example, that won four world championships, didn't know the word "budget", and it's a case that it hadn't got the…” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/490/bernie-ecclestone-8452_ability_let-s-be-realistic-about-that-i-think-me_2697353.png)
![“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.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/aa7/bernie-ecclestone-8452_car_if-we-didn-t-have-nico-rosberg-and-lewis_2939078.png)
![“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.” quote by Bernie Ecclestone](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ddf/bernie-ecclestone-8452_aspect_but-when-it-comes-to-f1-i-am-a-huge-lewi_247634.png)
