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Red Bull's Social Media Gets Cheeky After Max Verstappen Drama

The Austrian Grand Prix finished with no small amount of controversy involving Verstappen and Lando Norris.

Liam McKeone

Jun 9, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen (NED) wins the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 9, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen (NED) wins the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports / Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

Max Verstappen's latest race on the F1 circuit did not come without controversy.

The Red Bull driver finished fifth in the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend. In the final third of the race, Verstappen was battling with McLaren's Lando Norris for first place when the two cars collided. Norris's vehicle suffered enough damage that he was unable to finish the race; Verstappen received a 10-second penalty in the aftermath.

Mercedes' George Russell was able to capitalize and earned the second win of his career.

Verstappen has been on the receiving end of no small amount of criticism in the days since. The Red Bull social media account decided to have some fun with the controversy and posted the below meme on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, seemingly embracing all the noise.

Verstappen is no stranger to the negative publicity and it seems Red Bull is adopting the appropriate attitude as a result.

As evidenced by the tweet, his next chance to take home another trophy will come at the British Grand Prix on July 7.

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LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a Senior Writer for the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. In addition to his role as a writer, he collaborates with other teams across Minute Media to help define his team’s content strategy. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in 2024, Liam worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, Liam is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books, and video games. Liam has been a member of the National Sports Media Association (NSMA) since 2020.

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