F1 race director Charlie Whiting dies aged 66

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Melbourne, March 14: Long-serving Formula One race director Charlie Whiting died suddenly at the age of 66 on Thursday (March 14).

Just days before the start of the 2019 F1 season in Melbourne, Whiting suffered a pulmonary embolism, the FIA said in a statement.

Whiting became race director in 1997, nine years after first joining the federation.

"It is with immense sadness that I learned of Charlie's sudden passing," FIA president Jean Todt said in a statement.

"I have known Charlie Whiting for many years and he has been a great race director, a central and inimitable figure in Formula One who embodied the ethics and spirit of this fantastic sport.

"Formula One has lost a faithful friend and a charismatic ambassador in Charlie.

"All my thoughts, those of the FIA and entire motorsport community go out to his family, friends, and all Formula One lovers."

Whiting first started in F1 at the Hesketh team in 1977, before working at Brabham during the 1980s.

Story first published: Thursday, March 14, 2019, 7:49 [IST]

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F1 race director Charlie Whiting dies aged 66

Motorsport news: Long-serving Formula One race director Charlie Whiting died suddenly at the age of 66 on Thursday.