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Formula 1 to review chequered flag procedure after blooper
Formula 1 procedures will be reviewed after the Canadian Grand Prix ended in confusion and embarrassment when celebrity supermodel Winnie Harlow waved the chequered flag to end the race a lap too soon. The gaffe did not affect the outcome of the race, which was won by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, but the German said he was left double-checking his lap counter while checking in with his pit before carrying on to run the full 70 laps. “Fortunately we had radio, fortunately I had the lap count in the car and the pit-board was accurate – but if you lose radio and maybe the pit-board is not there, then you back off,” said Vettel after notching his 50th career win. “I was just worried,...
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