See: this is (left over from) the bird that flew into Verstappen's RB19

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09:57, 19 Jun 2023

Max Verstappen 's biggest challenger may have been a bird in the Canadian Grand Prix. In the opening stages, a bird got into the RB19's radiator and stayed there throughout the race, Christian Horner revealed afterwards. Meanwhile, a picture has also surfaced online of how the bird was removed from the radiator by Red Bull engineers after the race. Warning, the article contains a graphic image.

The bird that flew into the RB19 did Verstappen's car no favours, but it could not stop the Dutchman from his fourth win in a row in the premier class of motorsport. But looking at that photo, things might have turned out differently.

The bird that flew into Verstappen's RB19

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⚠️ Warning: Graphic image A picture of the bird that was stuck in Max Verstappen’s brakes during the Canadian Grand Prix Wow 😳 [@Charreljalving] #F1 #CanadianGP

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1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
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11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

See: this is (left over from) the bird that flew into Verstappen's RB19

The bird that flew into Verstappen's RB19

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