Charlie Whiting

[davidd]

3 years.

https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2552964547367406667

A fine man, if this becomes a thread please lets keep it polite.

[LucyP]

If only the FIA had sat down with him a couple of years before his death and said, you are mid 60's, Herbie is late 60's, we need you to start training some people for the future.

[davidd]

LucyP said:

If only the FIA had sat down with him a couple of years before his death and said, you are mid 60's, Herbie is late 60's, we need you to start training some people for the future.

They did but a couple of them got hoovered up by teams I seem to recall. Obviously Michael Masi was in place as deputy (I think) RD and I'm sure over time would have taken on more under Charlies eye, unfortunately things clearly did not go according to plan.

[HustleRussell]

LucyP said:

If only the FIA had sat down with him a couple of years before his death and said, you are mid 60's, Herbie is late 60's, we need you to start training some people for the future.

This thread is in remembrance of a person who has died. It is bloody crass of you to immediately make it about sporting goings on which have happened since. Not even a hat tip.

[hot metal]

Cleary hard to replace the man,

[Petrus1983]

Wow - 3 years. As much as I miss him (he seemed a really good guy) I also miss the Charlie Whiting mock Twitter account - but true to his word, he never posted again.

[davidd]

Petrus1983 said:

Wow - 3 years. As much as I miss him (he seemed a really good guy) I also miss the Charlie Whiting mock Twitter account - but true to his word, he never posted again.

well not as Charlie... https://twitter.com/SpareSteward