McLaren Apologize to Mexico for Marijuana Flag Gaffe at US Grand Prix Daniel Jones - Metro
go to original November 17, 2013

One of the offending flags (Gabriel Rojas/Twitter)

McLaren have been forced into an embarrassing apology after flying Mexican flags with a marijuana leaf printed on them above their stalls at the US Grand Prix.

The mistake could hardly have come at a worse time for the British team, who only this week ditched their Mexican driver Sergio Perez after just one season.

McLaren have offered a public apology to the Mexican government to try and calm any bad feeling and team boss Martin Whitmarsh said the products were immediately withdrawn from the merchandising stalls.

‘It was a regrettable incident and embarrassing for us,’ said Whitmarsh. ‘The flag was not an official McLaren product as you might imagine.

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