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Max Verstappen to face 100 karts in elimination race at Silverstone

Max Verstappen will compete in a specially staged event at Silverstone, driving one of 101 identical karts sourced from Eastern Europe. The other 100 karts will be piloted by content creators and Red Bull athletes who all start ahead of him, and Verstappen must overtake and eliminate each one across 30 laps to win. The event follows similar but smaller stunts by other F1 drivers like Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman.

arstechnica.com · 2026-09-16

Max Verstappen extends Red Bull contract; Williams retains Albon and Sainz ahead of Dutch GP

Formula 1 confirmed on the eve of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort that Max Verstappen will remain with his current team long-term, ending months of speculation about his future. Williams also announced it is keeping both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. Despite the contract news, all three drivers had disappointing race weekends, part of a broader pattern of tense intra-team rivalries seen across the grid.

arstechnica.com · 2026-08-24