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Bottas dedicates Australian GP win to Charlie Whiting

Valtteri Bottas Australian Grand Prix winner Valtteri Bottas has dedicated his victory at Albert Park to Formula 1’s late race director Charlie Whiting. An outpouring of emotion has dominated the weekend following the shock death of Whiting on Thursday morning. Prior to the race, a minute’s silence was observed, with a ‘Thank You Charlie' banner held by the drivers and officials on the grid. Alongside his race direction role, Whiting was also the FIA safety delegate, and was an instrumental figure in the implementation of a host of initiatives which have improved driver safety over the last three decades. Following his victory, Bottas took the opportunity to again remember...
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