Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain answers a question during the drivers press conference ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. The season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced here on Sunday, March 17. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2014, file photo, Charlie Whiting, International Automobile Federation, or FIA, Race Director, gestures answering a question during a news conference at the 'Sochi Autodrom' Formula One circuit , in Sochi, Russia. The governing body for international auto racing says its Formula One director Whiting has died from a pulmonary embolism. He was 66. The FIA issued a statement Thursday, March 14, saying Whiting died in Melbourne, where the season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced on Sunday. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain waves after leaving his garage ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany removes his glasses as he poses for a photo ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Williams driver Robert Kubica, right, of Poland answers questions as Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany watches during the drivers press conference ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. The season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced here on Sunday, March 17. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo, second right, of Australia jokes with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, left, of the Netherlands, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain and Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, right, of Germany during the drivers press conference ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. The season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced here on Sunday, March 17. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, left, and teammate Pierre Gasly of France walk through the paddock ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia, right, poses for a photo with a fan ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)