F1 champ Jenson Button takes on supermarket cashiers in high-speed scanning race

Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button was put to the test against supermarket cashiers in a high-speed scanning challenge

Gemma Francis

12:13, 23 Feb 2026Updated 12:14, 23 Feb 2026

Jenson Button joins Doritos for 'Scan Grand Prix'

Button went head-to-head with store attendants in a challenge of speed and precision to see who could scan a conveyor belt full of items in the fastest time. His famous fast reflexes, however, were no match for 29-year-old Rofiat Adeleke, who secured the Doritos Scan Grand Prix title.

Adeleke scanned the haul of party favourites in a blistering 43.22 secondsa full 6.46 seconds quicker than Buttons fastest recorded time. For her victory, she won tickets to this summers Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix.

Partnering with Doritos, the official savoury snack of Formula 1, Jenson Button said: "My whole life I have tried to be as fast as possible, but this was a new challenge entirely. I thought I had the rhythm down, but Rofiats technique was flawless."

[F1 World Champion Jenson Button took on shop assistants in a high-octane Scan Grand Prix ]

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F1 World Champion Jenson Button took on shop assistants in a high-octane Scan Grand Prix (Image: Joe Pepler/PinPep / SWNS)

He added: It turns out that whether youre taking Silverstones Copse Corner at 180mph or scanning a bag of Doritos Golden Sriracha, every millisecond counts.

The loss was compounded as the other two contestants - Tesco workers Bobby-Lee Boggins, 21, and Lucy Spurr, 19 - also beat Button at the checkout, leaving the F1 champion failing to get on the podium as he stumbled over items on his conveyor belt.

The showdown was hosted by Matt and Tommy, the creators behind the F1 YouTube channel P1, who provided expert commentary as the items flew across the scanners.

[F1 World Champion Jenson Button took on shop assistants in a high-octane Scan Grand Prix]

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Luck wasn't on Jenson's side this time as he failed to make the podium(Image: Joe Pepler/PinPep / SWNS)

Rofiat Adeleke, the first ever Doritos Scan Grand Prix Winner, said: "Ive seen Jenson on the podium before, but it's crazy to compete with him here in my world.

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My partner and I are huge Formula 1 fans, and I can't wait to tell him well be going to Silverstone this summer - hell be absolutely over the moon."

The stunt comes as Doritos runs its Race to Win on pack competition where people have their own chance to win and can decide between two on-pack races.

Choosing race one could result in instant-win merchandise opportunities every hour, while race two enters them into a grand prize draw, where tickets to the British Grand Prix will be up for grabs.

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