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 through no fault of her own. 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...
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