F1 race director Whiting dies ahead of Australian Grand Prix

F1 race director Whiting dies ahead of Australian Grand Prix
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Formula One race director Charlie Whiting, a key figure in the sport, has died three days before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the governing FIA said in a statement on Thursday.

It said the Briton died in Melbourne as a result of a pulmonary embolism. He was 66.

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