YouTuber arrested over F1 car damaged at Silverstone

Angryginge says he spent 15 hours in custody before being released without charge

YouTuber Angryginge was arrested on suspicion of causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to a classic F1 car at Silverstone.

The 23-year-old, real name Morgan Burtwistle, was livestreaming from the British Grand Prix site with fellow YouTubers Chazza and SamHam on Friday when police approached them.

Earlier, the trio had filmed themselves laughing as Chazza, real name Charlie Clark, attempted to squeeze into the cockpit of an F1 car on display at the event.

Northamptonshire Police confirmed three men, aged 23, 25 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to a vehicle before being released without further action.

Angryginge, from Salford, is one of the UK's most popular streamers with 1.3m followers on Twitch.

He's also known for managing a Baller League team, playing in Soccer Aid and playing for Red Bull's esports team.

In a vlog posted on Monday he said he was taken to a police station with Chazza and Samham, real name Samuel Imie, for questioning.

He said the three were held in a cell overnight for 15 hours.

"I'm genuinely traumatised," he told followers, and denied causing any damage to the vehicle.

Even though he was released without charge, he said, he wasn't allowed to return to Silverstone for the rest of the event.

BBC Newsbeat has contacted organisers for comment.

Northamptonshire Police said the three men were released "following a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the incident".

They estimated the damage to the car - thought to have been caused by someone accessing the display stand and climbing into the vehicle - would cost several thousand pounds to repair.

Police released an image on Sunday of a man they wanted to speak to over the damage

Separately, the force appealed for information about the theft of a steering wheel from a car on display at the British Grand Prix on Friday.

Officers released an image on Sunday of a man they wanted to speak to in connection with the missing wheel, and said it disappeared at about 14:30 BST.

The force says about half a million people attended British Grand Prix over four days, during which time 34 crimes were reported.

They said 20 people had been arrested across the weekend on suspicion of offences including theft, criminal damage, assault and drugs possession.

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