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Associated Press

Formula One race director Charlie Whiting has died from a pulmonary embolism three days before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. He was 66.
The federation for international auto racing issued a statement saying Whiting died on Thursday morning in Melbourne.
FIA president Jean Todt said he was shocked by the sudden death of the long-time F1 official and described Whiting “a great race director, a central and inimitable figure in Formula One who embodied the ethics and spirit of this fantastic sport.”
A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in the lung, usually caused by a blood clot.

It is with immense sadness that I learned of Charlie Whiting’s passing. He was a central & inimitable figure who embodied the ethics & spirit of motor sport. @F1 has lost a faithful friend & a charismatic ambassador. All my thoughts & those of @FIA go out to his family & friends pic.twitter.com/RhCR1M5rJL
— Jean Todt (@JeanTodt) March 14, 2019

Whiting began his F1 career in 1977 working at the Hesketh team. He joined the FIA in 1988 and became a race director in 1997.
“Formula One has lost a faithful friend and a charismatic ambassador in Charlie,” Todt said in a statement. “All my thoughts, those of the FIA and entire motor sport community go out to his family, friends, and all Formula One lovers.”
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The Red Bull Racing team said Formula One had “lost one of its most loyal and hard-working ambassadors.”
“I am deeply saddened to hear the terrible news,” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said. “Charlie has played a key role in this sport and has been the referee and voice of reason as race director for many years.
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“He was a man with great integrity who performed a difficult role in a balanced way. At heart, he was a racer with his origins stretching back to his time at Hesketh and the early days of Brabham.”


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Charlie Whiting, former FIA race director, has died at 66, days ahead of the new F1 season. Photo: AP

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FIA issues statement saying Whiting died on Thursday morning


Charlie Whiting dead at 66: Formula One rocked as race director dies in Australia ahead of new season

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FIA issues statement saying Whiting died on Thursday morning