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Streamers Released Without Charge After Silverstone F1 Display Car Incident

Northamptonshire Police concluded their inquiry after finding insufficient evidence of criminal damage to the display vehicle.

Overview

  • Morgan Burtwistle (AngryGinge), Charlie Clark (Chazza) and Samuel Imie (SamHam) were held for around 15 hours at a Northamptonshire station following their arrest at Silverstone.
  • Authorities alleged the trio had caused several thousand pounds in damage by climbing into a vintage F1 display car’s cockpit.
  • All three content creators denied the allegations, insisting they only sat in the vehicle and reporting they were not formally interviewed.
  • Silverstone Circuit issued trespass notices banning the group from returning after deeming their actions anti-social.
  • Organisers are reassessing security measures around display vehicles after record crowds attended the British Grand Prix weekend.