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

Bernie Ecclestone

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