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

Bernie Ecclestone

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Bernie Ecclestone
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: October 28
Business Magnate
Businessperson
Formula One Driver
Bungay
Suffolk
Bernard Charles Ecclestone
Bernard Charles Bernie Ecclestone
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