British racing driver Jenson Button has told the person who hacked in to his official website and told his fans he had been seriously injured in a crash to "get some friends".
The hoax claimed Button had been involved in a crash in Hungary
The 32-year-old McLaren driver had fallen victim to a "distasteful hoax" after a story appeared on his site stating he was in a "critical condition" in hospital following a "serious accident" in Hungary.
The website was taken down soon after the post emerged.
Button's spokesman said it was the work of an online hacker who had breached the page's security.
It never fails to amaze me how sick some people are