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'He was our man,' says Vettel of Whiting

Even at this darkest of times, following news of Charlie Whiting's sudden death aged just 66, it is impossible not to smile at the thought of that infamous moment back in 2016, when, during the Mexican Grand Prix, outraged at what he considered the leniency the race director was showing to Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel said that he had a message for the man... At today's official press conference, clearly still in shock, Vettel lead the tributes to Whiting, revealing that he had shared a track walk with him twenty-four hours earlier. 'I guess I was as shocked as we all still are now,' said the German, 'especially since I spoke to him yesterday and walked the track for the first couple...
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