“I'm married to Ferrari.”
“Italy is famous for fashion, food, Ferrari, and furniture - furniture was a segment where the companies in the high end are all small.”
“Formula 1 has to be more and more also a laboratory, a centre of advanced research for innovative technologies for tomorrow's cars. The KERS is very important in this context, and Ferrari as a manufacturer had, and has, extraordinary support in Formula 1.”
“Ferrari, together with my family, is the owner of my heart.”
“I don't like nouvelle cuisine, too small bits. I like to have a nice wine, nice pasta, tomatoes.”
“These new 'hybrid' F1 cars represent an extremely complex project.”
“Sonia Gandhi and her husband have always been persons I look at with a lot of respect. Of course, one of the reasons we look at India with a lot of sympathy and enthusiasm is Sonia Gandhi. Now she is Indian, not Italian, but she will always represent a myth for Italians.”
“Let's make it clear: it's Ferrari I'm interested in. Drivers, we've had a lot, some very good, some great, but drivers come and go, while Ferrari remains.”
“With a brand - and I respect Porsche - but the Ferrari brand is more exclusive... We never do SUVs, we never do four doors, and we never exceed 7,000 cars per year. And 7,000 means 7,000.”
“I am a person that when I go in the street, everybody knows me and goes: 'Oh, you are entering politics.' I want to do something positive for the future. It doesn't mean to become a leader of a party.”