TikTok's Spudman heading to British Grand Prix

Ben Newman, aka Spudman, will be temporarily leaving his usual spot in Tamworth, Staffordshire, and setting up at Silverstone from 4 to 7 July.

Announcing the news to his 3.5m followers in a video, the self-described “huge” F1 fan said he had been dying to tell everyone.

“I have been wanting to shout about this for so long but I have had to keep my lips sealed while the deal was done,” he said.

As well as serving his spuds to customers at the Northamptonshire circuit, Mr Newman promised “loads of content” for his followers about the food, F1 and the people there.

“It’s going to be awesome, there are going to be potatoes flying everywhere,” he said.

Mr Newman said potatoes would be "flying" over the racing weekend

Mr Newman was invited by catering firm Freemans Event Partners, which is organising the food offering during the race weekend.

Speaking on behalf of the firm, Lee Davies said he was keen to give independent traders like Spudman the platform to “engage with huge audiences”.

Mr Newman’s popularity rocketed shortly after he began posting videos on TikTok to promote his business in the wake of the Covid pandemic.

He previously said he almost sold 1,500 potatoes in a single day as a result of his channel's success.

-bbc