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Chequered flag waver says she was told when to wave the flag

Canadian Grand Prix – The model who was given the task of waving the chequered flag to end the race in Montreal says she was told when to hold the flag out. Model Winnie Harlow, who was in attendance at the race as part of Lewis Hamilton's entourage, was brought up into the race control gantry in the final laps, having been asked to wave the chequered flag to conclude the race. However, with drivers passing under the gantry to start Lap 70, they were confused to see the flag being waved one lap too early. Sebastian Vettel, still in the first sector of the track on his final lap, radioed in to request that the race officials don't wave the flag too early. While Harlow's error has...
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