F1 mourns sudden death of race director Whiting
Federation Internationale de l’Automobile race director Charlie Whiting laughs during a media question and answer session ahead of the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone race circuit, central England, July 3, 2014. — Reuters pic
Australian Michael Masi, a previous deputy race director of the local V8 Supercars series who has served as a steward at Formula One and Formula E, will replace Whiting for the Melbourne weekend. Whiting, who had been race director since 1997, started out with defunct British outfit Hesketh before crossing to Brabham to work with the sport’s former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone in the 1980s.
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