F1: Farewell to Charlie Whiting – Formula 1
The Formula 1 racing director suddenly disappeared. The FIA announced this morning.
66-year-old Briton Charlie Whiting he suddenly disappeared due to pulmonary embolism. It was here to break the news this morning FIA via an official press release.
Since 1997, he has been acting race director Formula 1, and these days he was in Australia, in Melbourne, before the start of the 2019 season.
Merlang has entered circus the top series of single-seater 1977 with a team Hesketh... In the 80s, he moved to Brabhamwhere he formed a tandem with whoever would become his main ally: Bernie Ecclestone.
Jean Todt, FIA President, said:
“I have known Charlie for many years and he was an excellent racing director and one of the central figures in Formula 1, personifying our spirit and our ethics. F1 has lost a friend and great ambassador. All my thoughts and thoughts throughout the FIA are directed to his family, his friends and all Formula 1 fans. "
