Charlie Whiting has passed away.

[Morteza]

[lio007]

When I think of F1, Charlie Whiting really comes into my mind! A great and fair person. A big loss for the F1-community and needless to say, for his family and friends as well.

R.I.P.

[Schuttelberg]

I'm just shocked. Good bye and thanks Charlie!

[GTO99]

In my view he had too many responsibilities & too much on his plate.
Perhaps he wanted it, but imho I think he should have delegated more.

[Polarit]

Massive shock. Another one from those early years gone but he had huge respect from the drivers and did what he loved.

Not a bad life lived. RIP.

[Morteza]

Tribue to Charlie from Haas

[Mach]

F1 et al will certainly feel ...."something's missing" as race weekends flow through from Thursday to Sunday evening.

I'm truly saddened.

[marmer]

Should give him the fastest lap point from this weekend so he will live on in F1 records forever. Would be a nice gesture

[munudeges]

In my view he had too many responsibilities & too much on his plate.
Perhaps he wanted it, but imho I think he should have delegated more.

Very true. I think this came about since he was there from the early days of Bernie. Nothing necessitates a handover more than someone dying though.

[Espresso]

I think a proper final to this thread. A warp back in time...

[Morteza]

Sebastian Vettel's tribute to Charlie (via @SpareSteward)