Verstappen took chequered flag with dead bird on board

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MONTREAL: Red Bull's advertising slogan is 'gives you wings' but Max Verstappen had the whole bird on board when he won Sunday's (Jun 18) Canadian Formula One Grand Prix. Red Bull's double world champion reported a bird strike early in the 70 lap race at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and team

MONTREAL: Red Bull's advertising slogan is"gives you wings" but Max Verstappen had the whole bird on board when he won Sunday's Canadian Formula One Grand Prix.

"I think the biggest moment he had was hitting a bird that did half the race behind the front right brake duct," he told reporters.Verstappen told Sky Sports television:"It was still stuck on my car when I came in, it didn't look great. I also feel sorry for the mechanic having to remove it." Red Bull have won every race this season, Verstappen victorious in six of them, and are on course to smash records.

 

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