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Charlie Whiting, Head of F1, Passes Away in Melbourne
On the eve of the 2019 Formula 1 Championship beginning, it is with great sadness that we learn that Charlie Whiting, the head of Formula 1 for motorsports governing body has passed away aged 66. He was one of the most influential people in the F1 sport and was to officiate this weekend's season opening race in Melbourne for the Australian GP; he was the officieal race starter and would typically oversee almost all matters of F1 rules throughout each season. Whiting suffered a pulmonary embolism on Thursday following being active in the paddock not 24 hours before. FIA president Jean Todt said of Whiting that he was 'a central and inimitable figure who embodied the ethics and spirit' of...
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