"I'd rather get to the 70-year-old guy who's got plenty of cash." – Bernie Ecclestone, on young fans. "Years ago, [Frank] Williams had a very small budget and was generally in trouble.

Bernie Ecclestone, known for his remarkable influence over Formula 1, turned down a knighthood back in 1990 and has now opened up about his reasons for doing so ...

The early bird might not always catch the worm but, in the case of a young Bernard Charles Ecclestone ... for a life of visionary entrepreneurship. Bernie arrived in motorsport as a competitor ...