Charlie Whiting was a uniquely important figure in F1 and the tragedy of his untimely death touched everyone in the sport, writes Dieter Rencken.
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Ecclestone on Whiting: ‘I don’t know what they’ll do without him’
2019 F1 season
Posted onFormer Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone says he can’t imagine what the sport will do without its long-serving race director Charlie Whiting, who died today.
Charlie Whiting, 1952-2019
2019 F1 season
Posted onCharlie Whiting, who has passed away at the age of 66, began his F1 career as a mechanic and rose to a unique position of authority in the sport.
FIA F1 race director Charlie Whiting dies
2019 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 race director Charlie Whiting has died at the age of 66, three days before the opening race of the new season.
New kerbs at COTA in response to Verstappen’s corner-cutting
2018 F1 season
Posted onResponses have been planned to prevent repeats of track limits abuses involving Max Verstappen and Nico Hulkenberg in races last year.