Max Verstappen WINS Chaotic Go Karting Race Against 100 Influencers
Verstappen needed just 14 laps to pass the full field as the event was streamed live globally on ESPN on Disney+.
- On Wednesday, Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the "Max vs 1003" exhibition kart race at Silverstone, overtaking 100 competitors in 35 minutes from last place on an adapted Grand Prix circuit.
- Organisers set a 75-minute limit for the Red Bull driver to work through a field of content creators and athletes on the modified Northamptonshire track, though pre-race algorithms predicted he would require one hour.
- A chaotic opening lap saw Verstappen eliminate more than 60 rivals before navigating a multi-kart pile-up; he passed pole-sitter Jacky Martens, Dutch journalist, on the 14th lap to seal victory.
- This exhibition win marks Verstappen's first victory of the year, offering relief after he sits sixth in an F1 championship dominated by Mercedes; the event streamed globally on ESPN and Disney+.
- With 71 F1 wins, Verstappen trails only Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher in career victories. Having recently committed to Red Bull through 2030, he called this exhibition "one of the best ones yet.
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Four-time Formula 1 World Champion and Red Bull athlete Max Verstappen, starting from the back of the grid in the Max vs 100 project held at Silverstone, left all 100 of his rivals behind. Verstappen overtook his last competitor on lap 14, completing the race in just 35 minutes. Red Bull athlete Arda Saatçi and content creator Enis Kirazoğlu also took to the track in the event, which featured participants from various countries around the world.
Max Verstappen starts at "Max vs 100" in Silverstone as the last one against 100 opponents. 14 laps later he overtakes all of them.
Max Verstappen makes mockery of 100-driver challenge at Silverstone
Max Verstappen delivered a ruthless reminder of his racing talent by overtaking 100 amateur drivers in just 14 laps during an extraordinary go-kart challenge at Silverstone.The four-time Formula One world champion was tasked with passing the entire field on an adapted circuit at the famous Northamptonshire venue.Verstappen was given a maximum of 35 laps and 75 minutes to complete the exhibition race – but required only 35 minutes to hunt down ev…
The world champion of F1 took on and won the "Max VS 100" challenge: a karting race opposing 100 drivers.
SCAN SPORT - The Red Bull driver managed to win a race on the Silverstone circuit against a hundred drivers, starting from last place.
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