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Winnie Harlow ‘Not To Blame' For Chequered Flag Error, Says Charlie Whiting

FIA race director Charlie Whiting has said a result of miscommunication was the sole reason why the chequered flag was waved early at the Canadian Grand Prix. Celebrity supermodel Winnie Harlow was invited to wave the chequered flag at the end of the race, only for it to be waved on lap 69, a lap earlier than the 70 laps that the race was set out. As a result, the race results were taken on Lap 68. Although no changes of the results occurred within the top ten, even with the early race finish, Daniel Ricciardo lost his fastest lap time as it was set on Lap 69, while Kevin Magnussen‘s pass of Sergio Pérez for what would have been thirteenth position was nullified. Harlow received a...
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