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Canada GP cut short by early checkered flag

The Canadian Grand Prix result has been classified after 68 laps after model Winnie Harlow prematurely waved the checkered flag. Harlow, who is friends with Lewis Hamilton, tried to do us all favour by ending the Canadian Grand Prix after a largely uneventful afternoon of racing at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The checkered flag started to wave two laps before the actual finish but, because, of the mistake, the FIA have recorded the results as of lap 68 instead of when the checkered flag waved again at the correct time. This is not the first time this has happened; the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix was also shortened by two laps because the chequered flag was accidentally waved too soon. Back...
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