MONTREAL, June 19 (Reuters) - 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.
Red Bull's double world champion reported a bird strike early in the 70 lap race at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and team boss Christian Horner provided more details.
"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.
Red Bull have won every race this season, Verstappen victorious in six of them, and are on course to smash records.
Persons:
Max Verstappen, Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Christian Horner, Verstappen, Red, Sergio Perez, Bull, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge
Organizations:
Montreal's Circuit, Sky Sports, Formula, Miami, Prix, Thomson
Locations:
MONTREAL, St Lawrence, London