chequered flag
Britishnoun
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Fernando Alonso - 7 - First time seeing the chequered flag this year!
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Only Max Verstappen, who won for the first time aged 18 at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, has taken the chequered flag in F1 at a younger age than Antonelli.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Lando Norris thought he had extended his championship lead on McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri following his second-placed finish but the pair were disqualified for a technical infringement in the hours after the chequered flag.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
In sizzling conditions, Red Bull's four-time world champion led from pole position to chequered flag to come home 7.959 seconds clear of title-chasing Lando Norris, of McLaren, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finishing third, 4.041 adrift.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
On an overcast day at Phillip Island, the Aprilia rider benefited from two long lap penalties served by a flying Marco Bezzecchi to take the chequered flag 1.418sec clear of Ducati's Fabio Di Giannantonio.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
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