Max Verstappen blasted past 100 influencers in just 14 laps to win a chaotic exhibition go-kart race at Silverstone on Wednesday.
The Red Bull star started at the back of the field and was tasked with putting the social media stars in their place live on Disney+.
Within a single lap he had climbed to 37th and had unfortunately picked off Daily Mail Sport presenter Henry Williams, who had qualified 73rd.
Somewhat controversially, as absolute carnage broke loose, the Dutchman left the track at the second corner to overtake this publication’s representative.
Verstappen was up to fourth by lap 10, with any driver he had overtaken having to retire.
And on lap 14, the four-time world champion finally got past Dutch journalist Jacky Martens to seal victory.
Max Verstappen beat 100 influencers in a race at Silverstone – after starting at the back of the grid
The Red Bull star had climbed to 37th after the first lap, eliminating most of the competition
Daily Mail sports presenter Henry Williams was controversially overtaken as the Dutchman left the track
‘When I went to the grid and I saw where I had to start, with 100 karts in front of me, I was a little bit worried,’ said Verstappen.
‘After my first lap with all the carnage, I did think “OK, we have got this under control”. From there on, I could really have a lot of fun trying to hunt them all down.
‘Once I started getting into a rhythm and was able to overtake them one by one and saw the gap closing, that was really exciting.
‘It was great to just be back in a go-kart again and go back to basics, it reminded me of racing back in the day.
‘It’s a really beautiful track and well designed. I had a great day and it was good to come out with the win.’
Daily Mail Sport star Williams said: ‘It was really fun to be part of. Verstappen was a good sport.’
This race was a case of rolling back the years for Verstappen, 28, who started out in karting before building his illustrious F1 career.
