WATCH: Major Botch-Up at Saudi Arabian GP as Wrong Flags Waived During F2 Podium Ceremony
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Well, that was awkward! F2 driver Marcus Armstrong won the first sprint race at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Red Bull rookie driver Liam Lawson finished behind his countryman and ahead of Juri Vips. But there was a mishap at the podium when the wrong flags were shown. The person in charge of the flags mistakenly presented the flags of the Netherlands, Britain, and Monaco. F1 driver Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc represented the three countries, incidentally.
A New Zealand 1-2 followed by an Estonian in #F2… although the person in control of the flags is already thinking about a Verstappen, Hamilton, Leclerc podium 😅 #SaudiArabianGP
📷 @Vetteleclerc pic.twitter.com/Hsg7E2W9D8
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) December 4, 2021
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Twitter had a field day with the mishap, as many commented that the flag in charge was foreshadowing the F1 race. The results could be possible, as the three drivers looked really fast in the qualifying sessions.
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Finally, back in the press conference room: F2 driver Marcus Armstrong
As reported by fiaformula2.com, the New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong took his maiden win of the season at the first sprint race in the Jeddah circuit. The Ferrari junior driver held off the late challenge from Liam Lawson in the last laps of the race.
Armstrong mentioned he had missed the press conference room and finishing on the podium in the F2.
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“Finally, back in the press conference room. It is good to be back and to have a first-place trophy. It was a bit of a tough last lap. Liam (Lawson) didn’t give up, so that was cool. I am not sure if that was televised, but my engineer was certainly nervous.” said Armstrong.
“I am very happy to finally get that trophy and to reward the boys in blue. Saying that, I have to get ready for my next race because it’s in around four hours, so let’s enjoy that.” said the New Zealander.
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The results do not affect the driver’s championships, as all three drivers are out of contention to win the title. Piastri remains on the top, followed by teammate Schwartzman, who is just ahead of F1-bound Guanyu Zhou.
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