Quotes from Bernie Ecclestone

A wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me.

When there is more money at stake it affects the atmosphere and things become more businesslike.

If you say 'Good Morning' in America and it's five past twelve you end up with a lawsuit.

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.

It'd be good for the world if [Donald Trump] won.

You're born with certain gifts and you use them as best you can in life. You begin to learn and recognize that you have certain skills and aptitudes that you apply and use them to carry you forward.

I have always been happy to have daughters rather than sons. You never really can be mad at girls for anything in life.

They say Formula One is a market which it can't be, obviously. Our market is independent, it's a sport.

Don't forget I started looking at China a long time before any of those races happened. I always thought go east, not west.

I never neglected my daughters - quite the opposite - but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them.

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.

I was always determined that races should begin on time and I never deviated from that policy.

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.

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.

What we need now is a Treaty of the World not a Treaty of Rome.

When people want to built new tracks, they want to look at Silverstone. We don't want it built like that. It's quite embarrassing.

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.

Nico [Rosberg] is not seeking the limelight as Lewis [Hamilton] does. Lewis wants to be famous.

You have to hope that your opponents are unlucky. Never only rely on your own luck.

I have no regrets about the amount of work I put into the sport. This is what I needed to do with my life.

If you're going to take the attitude, I don't think it will work, you will never do anything.

I don't have any talent as an artist but I do have an awareness for business and what you need to bring to that world. It helps to know what you're good at.