Valtteri Bottas dedicates Australian GP F1 win to Charlie Whiting
Valtteri Bottas has dedicated his Australian Grand Prix victory to Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:who died days before the 2019 season-opener.
Whiting, who had served as F1’s race director and the sport’s chief safety delegate since 1997 following a career as an engineer at Hesketh and Brabham, died over꧙night as a result of a pulmonary embolism after arriving at the Melbourne circuit on Wednesday.
Valtteri Bottas has dedicated his Australian Grand Prix victory to Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:who died days before the 2019 season-opener.
Whiꦫting, who had served as F1’s race director and the sport’s chief safety delegate since 1997 following a career as an engineer at Hesketh and Brabham, died overnight as a result of a pulmonary embolism after arriving at the Melbourne circuit on Wednesday.
Bottas briefly paused the post-race FIA drivers’ press conference on Sunday to pay tribute to the long-servingꩵ and respected 66-year-old.
“I just want to say: thank you Charlie,” Bottas sa�🐷�id.
"This win is for Ch🦹arlie and all his work for Formula 1. He’s done massive amounts. What he's done, it means a lot to ꦯall us drivers.”
It was one of many tributꦰes held throughout the race weekend, with F1 drivers and team personnel taking part in a one-minute silence prior to the start of the race.
Black armbands had been worn as a mark as respect, while a number of teams displayed tributes on their cars.&n💯bsp;
Bottas leads the drivers’ championship by eight points from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton followiღng his commanding victory in Aꦦustralia.
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