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FIA Formula 1 Director Charlie Whiting sadly passed away this morning in Melbourne, at the age of 66, following a pulmonary embolism, three days before the Grand Prix. 39, Australia, which will open the F1 season.
He began his career in F1 in 1977 with the Hesketh team, then in the 1980s at Brabham. He has been an integral part of the organization of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship since joining the Federation in 1988 and has been the Race Director since 1997.
Jean Todt, president of the FIA, said: "It is with great sadness that I learned of the sudden death of Charlie. I have known Charlie Whiting for many years and he was an excellent race director, a central and inimitable figure of Formula One who embodied the ethics and spirit of this fantastic sport.
"Formula 1 has lost a loyal friend and Charlie charismatic ambassador – all my thoughts, those of the FIA and the entire motor sport community, go out to his family, his friends and all Formula 1 lovers. . "
Ross Brawn, General Manager of Motorsports, Formula 1, said, "I've known Charlie all my life in the race. We worked together as mechanics, became friends and spent a lot of time together on race tracks around the world.
"The sad news filled me with tremendous sadness, I'm devastated, it's a big loss, not only for me, but for the whole family of Formula 1, the FIA and motor sport as a whole. go from the front to his family. "
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