Max Verstappen did indeed collide with a bird in Canada
The Dutchman sent a radio message to his team signaling the crash. The two-time reigning world champion was not bothered by the incident.
Max Verstappen had more luck than Toyota at Le Mans. The Japanese team, leading the race at the time, had hit a squirrel, which forced car number 8 to return to the pits. In Canada, the Red Bull driver experienced a similar incident.
At the beginning of the Grand Prix, the car with the number 1 sticker had an encounter with a bird. The unfortunate bird died instantly. It was still stuck on my car when I entered the pit at the end of the race, it didn’t look great. I am also sorry for the mechanic who had to remove it, Max Verstappen stated after the race, on SkySports’ microphone.
The bird got stuck in the Dutch driver’s brake scoop. Despite the presence of the animal, the double reigning world champion wasn’t affected by any braking issues during the Grand Prix.
