Martin Brundle: Whiting "was the centre of gravity of a Grand Prix weekend"

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09:49, 14 Mar 2019

byMatt

Martin Brundle opened Sky Sports F1's paddock show with a tribute to the work which Charlie Whiting carried out for Formula 1 across his career. Whiting passed away on Thursday morning after suffering a pulmonary embolism.

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A sad and sombre start to #F12019 following the passing of Race Director Charlie Whiting. Here are the reflections of #SkyF1's Martin Brundle and Simon Lazenby... Schedule: skysports.com/f1/news/12433/…

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	224
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	171
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	168
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	145
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	134
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	112
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	96
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	43
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
23	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	0

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