Red Bull disappointed with TV commercial: Verstappen's crash advert offline

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15:12, 10 Dec 2021

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A remarkable advertisement appeared on British TV today. Sky Sports were broadcasting Christmas-themed footage, but not everyone can appreciate the advertising.

With Christmas approaching, Sky Sports wanted to show a commercial to wish viewers a Merry Christmas. However, the TV commercial was not well received by fans and teams.

The images show the crash of Max Verstappen in Silverstone. The Dutchman was hit by Lewis Hamilton and had to be taken to the hospital for checks. Hamilton was eventually given a ten-second penalty for the incident.

Commercial offline

"We are extremely disappointed that footage is used of a crash, in which someone ended up in hospital," a Red Bull spokesperson responded to The Telegraph.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Red Bull disappointed with TV commercial: Verstappen's crash advert offline

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