The Canadian Grand Prix was cut short by two lap🍨s due to a mistake with the chequered flag being s🎃how early by celebrity guest Winnie Harlow.

The closing laps of the race ended in co🍷nfusion when the chequered flag was shown at the end of lap 69 with leader Sebasti🍸an Vettel about to start his final lap of the scheduled 70-lap race.

As per FI🔯A sporting regulations, if the chequered flag is shown early the race classification is recorded at the end of the last completed lap, lap 68, which denied any final-lap fights with a number of drivers set to battle for position.

Formula 1 orga༒nisers had Canadian supermodel Wi✅nnie Harlow to wave the ceremonial chequered flag but she was reportedly told to wave the flag too early.

Race winner Sebastian Vettel, who warned his team about the mistake𝐆 over his radio, says he was concerned fans would start the track invasion too early with cars still racing on the circuit.

“I was worried, I told them on the last lap so that people don’t jump on the track, waving flags and celebrating, because we’re still going at full pace,” Vettel said. “Fortunately, I had a lap count in the car and the ꦯpit board was accurate.

“If you lose radio and maybe the pit board is no🔯t there, then you back off and then being in the lead, you hope all the others back off as well.”

Winnie H💛arlow has tweeted she had only been following⛄ instructions given to her by race organisers but was pleased to see it didn’t cause any safety issues.

“IT WASNT ME” *Shaggy Voice* when they tell you to wave 🎀the flag a lap too early but I’m so grateful no one was hurt!

— Winnie Harlow (@winnieharlow)

While the final rac🌄e order remained un𒈔changed by the shortened race distance, the alteration did prevent Daniel Ricciardo from claiming the fastest lap of the race as his lap time was deleted which handed the honour to Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen.

The inc♎ident was reminiscent of a similar gaffe at the 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix when football icon Pele waved the chequered flag at the wrong driver.