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Ricciardo denied fastest lap by chequered flag gaffe

Daniel Ricciardo had to be informed by Sky Sports that he had not collected the fastest lap at the Canadian Grand Prix because a mistake with the chequered flag meant that his quicksilver lap 70 will not count in the record books.  The race was officially cut short because the flag was waved by model Winnie Harlow a lap early, causing confusion at the circuit.  Fortunately, none of the positions were negatively impacted by the mistake, but Ricciardo thought that his final lap of the circuit, lap 70, had been the fastest of the day, only to discover that his effort was declared void.  Speaking to Sky Sports, he was informed that team-mate Max Verstappen had recorded the...
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