Punters had no clue until he removed his helmet

A FORMULA ONE star went undercover under a FAKE NAME at a British karting track – but FAILED to make the podium.

The driver signed up as ‘Henry Shovlin’ as he surprised locals by going incognito at Daytona Milton Keynes.
Kimi Antonelli posed under the name ‘Henry Shovlin’ at Daytona Motorsport UKCredit: Instagram / daytonamsport

Kimi Antonelli poses alongside the scoreboard after his day out kartingCredit: INSTAGRAM @ daytonamsport
F1’s Kimi Antonelli, who is a pro driver for Mercedes, was the man in question.

The Italian, 19, got behind the wheel and raced punters who were unaware who he was at the time.

It wasn’t until he removed his helmet that people clocked on.

Daniel Prince from Daytona spilled the beans on the F1 driver’s visit and confirmed he FAILED to make the top three because of “two penalties” for “pushing too hard”.

Speaking to BBC Three Counties Radio, he said: “He actually got two penalties for pushing too hard so didn’t finish on the podium at the end of it.

“But he did get the fastest lap of the race by at least three seconds.”

So what happened when his cover was blown?

Price continued: “Everyone really mobbed him so a member of staff quickly rescued him and put him behind the desk for a cheeky photo by our celebrity leaderboard, and then he ran away and left.”

Antonelli finished the 2025 F1 season in seventh position.

He scored 150 season points across the campaign.

In 24 Grand Prix races he picked up 135 points and 3 podium finishes in that run.

He also managed to clock 14 top 10s.