F1 race director Whiting dies of pulmonary embolism

‍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.

FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting at the Drivers Press Conference for F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 10, 2016. /VCG Photo