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Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have led the tributes to Charlie Whiting, the Formula One race director who died suddenly on Thursday


The 66-year-old Briton died on Thursday from a pulmonary embolism, or blood clot in the lung, reports Jens Hoffmeister.

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Formel-1-Rennleiter Charlie Whiting ist tot Source: XPB Images/Press Association Images

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