Bernie Ecclestone has been a colourful and often controversial character in the world of Formula One, having ruled over the sport for four decades.
He will no longer be the puppet-master after Liberty Media completed their takeover of F1. Here Press Association Sport take a look at some of the 86-year-old's most memorable quotes.
"People want to build new circuits around the world and they say: 'We'll come to Silverstone and have a look how it's done', and I tell them to stay away" - Ecclestone did not want Britain's F1 home to become the blueprint for new circuits.
"I mean it when I say that Lewis is the best champion we have ever had. Look at the job Lewis does outside of the track. He goes on talk shows, red carpets, he carries the Formula 1 brand everywhere in the world. For Formula 1 and for me as a promoter, there is no one better" - Ecclestone always had plenty of praise for three-time champion Lewis Hamilton.
"He's a first-class person. I always supported him. He could control Europe or America; he is able to deal with it. But I think he is very busy. Let him finish what he's doing and then we'll see" - a big fan of Russian president Vladimir Putin, the pair were close during the inaugural running of the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi in 2014.
"If you say 'Good morning' in America and it's five past 12, you end up with a lawsuit." - Ecclestone's view on America's law-makers.
"I leave at half-time; by then you can see which way it's going. If you ask me to name five of our team, I couldn't. There's that guy who scores goals - (Adel) Taarabt. (Wayne) Routledge I've heard of. All bloody nice guys but I don't mix with them so I don't know them well. I don't go in the dressing room. They can walk out of the showers and I feel I've got an inferiority complex" - about the QPR players who were at Loftus Road during his time as co-owner of QPR.
"The morning after I die. And the first 12 copies go to the Inland Revenue" - a tongue-in-cheek answer when he was asked when he would be publishing his autobiography.
"You know, I've got one of these wonderful ideas that women should all be dressed in white like all the other domestic appliances" - Ecclestone gave a controversial opinion on ladies' fashion, and status, when discussing Danica Patrick's place in the Indy 500 race in 2005.
"I had to do something that upset me. I had to give her away. I'd rather have sold her" - money was on Ecclestone's mind even on daughter Tamara's wedding day.
"I'm proud of the business that I built over the last 40 years and all that I have achieved with Formula 1, and would like to thank all of the promoters, teams, sponsors and television companies that I have worked with." - Ecclestone's message after Liberty Media's takeover was completed on January 23.
Source: PA
