One hell of an ending

FORMULA ONE will review its procedures after the Canadian Grand Prix ended in confusion and embarrassment when a celebrity waved the chequered flag a lap too soon.

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.

“Tell them not to wave the flag when it’s not done,” the Ferrari driver said over the radio. “Fortunately we had radio, fortunately I had the lap count in the car and the pitboard was accurate.”