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

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