News Details
Chequered flag blunder shortens Chinese GP
SHANGHAI, April 20, 2014 (AFP) - An embarrassing blunder forced the Chinese Grand Prix to be shortened by two laps on Sunday after a steward mistakenly showed the chequered flag early to race winner Lewis Hamilton. Race sources told AFP the "experienced" steward was distraught after unfurling the flag and showing it momentarily to Hamilton, before realising he was a lap too early. Under FIA rules, if the flag is shown early the race is deemed to have finished when the leading car last crossed the line, in this case after lap 54. The mishap was not announced until after the race, meaning the last two laps of the 56 were effectively null and void and...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from F1Plus.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Flag error costly for Kobayashi
Results from the Chinese Grand Prix have been taken back to the end of...
11y ago from Pitpass.com
Chequered flag error knocks two laps off Chinese GP
Sutton Images Enlarge The length of the Chinese Grand Prix has been cut...
11y ago from espnF1.com
Flag error cuts short Chinese GP by two laps
The Chinese Grand Prix was cut short after the eventual race winner Lewis...
11y ago from RichlandF1.com
Flag error leads to tweaked Chinese GP result
When Lewis Hamilton came on the radio to report that he had seen the...
11y ago from Crash.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Davide Tardozzi dismisses “absurd” rumours about...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Carlos Ezpeleta: “We don’t have enough space”...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin: ‘I could have fought Marc Marquez till...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez set to return on a motorcycle after long...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced
The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Broadcast schedule for 2026 Indy NXT season announced...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Chip Ganassi Racing completes four-car roster for 2026...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Gregoire Munster confirmed for WRC Monte Carlo in...
The season opener marks a return to the event where Munster claimed his...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Romet Jürgenson to compete in opening three WRC2...
The rising Estonian talent is joined by co-driver Siim Oja and start...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Toyota brings Corolla back to rallying with all-new...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal interested in signing 24-year-old Borussia...
Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Glasner hopes to gee up jaded Palace as he eyes...
sday’s quarter-final will be the Eagles’ 29th game of the season and...
5h ago from TheGuardian.com
Arsecast Extra Episode 672 – 22.12.2025
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
6h ago from Arseblog.com
Your Premier League club's transfer plans for January
No description available...
7h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
Audi F1 boss issues 2026 debut prediction and it's not good
Audi F1's chief operating officer Mattia Binotto... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Red Bull reveals the real reason behind Christian Horner...
Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff has confirmed the... Read More »
3h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Ferrari issue warning over F1 2026 pecking order assumption
The F1 cars will undergo a major overhaul next... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com
