Max vs 100: Can an amateur really beat Verstappen in a go-kart race?

Verstappen will start at the back of a field of 100 amateur kart drivers at Silverstone on Wednesday, with 30 laps to pass them all in a live event on Disney+. The format is designed to be chaotic: once a driver is overtaken, they’re eliminated, and the action is staged on a mix of the infield kart track and a temporary 1.15km section added for the test. A practice run on Tuesday used the same “start from the back” rules, with Arvid Lindblad acting as Verstappen. George Russell joked about running four abreast to slow Verstappen.