Max Verstappen reveals story behind HILARIOUS Red Bull gift

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Verstappen reveals story behind HILARIOUS Red Bull gift

Max Verstappen was handed a hilarious gift following his radio comments at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix

Harry Smith

Monday 15 May 2023 19:57

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Max Verstappen has revealed the hilarious story behind a present given to him in the wake of the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix on a recent live stream.

The Dutch driver was streaming to his fans when he explained the present, which related to a DRS issue he was having during the Grand Prix.

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While chasing down Mercedes driver George Russell, Verstappen was having issues with his DRS, prompting an outburst over the team radio.

Raging over the radio, Verstappen exclaimed: “Where’s the f***ing DRS? Man, we can’t even make the f***ing DRS work, unbelievable!”

On his latest live stream, the Dutchman revealed that the Red Bull team poked fun at the incident with a present after the race.

DRS dismay

“The team gave me a present,” Verstappen explained to his stream viewers.

“It’s a can of Red Bull, it’s machined out of one piece, and the DRS actuator is in there. How cool is that?”

Verstappen then revealed the detailing on the can.

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“And then it says ‘DRS, I have no f***ing DRS’.

“At the back, it says, at the time my race wins and career points. It’s really nicely done.

“I thought that was a really nice present.”

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