News Details

Charlie Whiting's son to start British Grand Prix

The FIA has invited former FIA race director Charlie Whiting's son to start the British Grand Prix on Sunday. Whiting, who had been in charge of starting Formula 1 races for more than 23 years in his role, unexpectedly passed away earlier this year, shocking the world of F1. On Thursday a memorial event was held at the Silverstone Circuit where former and current drivers, team members, journalists and officials remembered the 66-year-old. In addition to speeches from Whiting's wife Juliette, his daughter, F1 boss Ross Brawn and FIA president Jean Todt, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel also gave a moving eulogy in which he thanked Whiting for his service and for looking after all...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Flashback: The 2018 British Grand Prix results

The 2018 British Grand Prix provided much entertainment, some controversy...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Toro Rosso: The British Grand Prix is a special race

Toro Rosso drivers preview the British Grand Prix weekend, Round 10 of...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Silverstone Signs New Five-Year Deal To Continue...

The British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit will stay onto the...

2019 British Grand Prix – A guide to the home...

As the British Grand Prix weekend approaches, we take a look at the...

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Arteta Out' graffiti appears outside the Emirates as...

An Arsenal fan has filmed some defaced murals near the Emirates Stadium...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Closing in' – Fabrizio Romano clarifies major...

Arsenal winger Leandro Trossard may reportedly not be heading for a...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

What reliable journo just heard this morning about...

Benjamin Sesko appears set to remain in the Bundesliga after Arsenal...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal cult hero Nicklas Bendtner reacts to Christian...

Nicklas Bendtner has taken to social media to express his delight at...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.