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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.
Bernie Ecclestone
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Bernie Ecclestone
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: October 28
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