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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.

Bernie Ecclestone

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Bernie Ecclestone
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: October 28
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Bernard Charles Ecclestone
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