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Miscommunication blamed for early chequered flag
Winnie Harlow may have waved the chequered flag too early in Sunday's Canadian GP but it was not her fault, rather 'miscommunication' between the starter guy and race control. Harlow waved the flag at the end of lap 69 of the 70-lap Canadian Grand Prix. Race winner Sebastian Vettel was aware that it was a mistake and continued on, however, the race result was declared at the end of lap 68 as per the regulations. Explaining what went wrong, FIA race director Charlie Whiting put it down to miscommunication between the starter and race control. 'The chequered flag was shown a lap early because there was a miscommunication between the start platform and the guy that they call the starter, the...
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