When this video of Simon Diffey bump-starting his historic Maserati 250F Formula 1 car surfaced on Goodwood Road & Racing‘s YouTube channel, we weren’t sure if Diffey was just really buff, or if the car was just super freaking light. Diffey probably has some pythons underneath his racing suit, but the car does, in fact, weigh a mere 1,500 pounds.

Here is a little background on the car: the engine under the hood is a 2.5-liter Maserati A6 straight-six, the car used wishbone suspension, and utilized a De Dion tube axle. The 250F was built by Gioacchino Colombo, Vittorio Bellentani, Alberto Massimino, and all tube work was done by Valerio Colotti. Between January of 1954 and November of 1960, there were only 26 examples of the 250F made, making it a very desirable historic F1 car.

In the video, we see Diffey wrangling the car around the track with the beautiful sound of the 2.5-liter A6 engine screaming. When he goes in for a left turn, he loses control of the vehicle, sliding into the grass. Diffey couldn’t get the car started right away, so he resorted to bump-starting the car. Looking around himself to make sure he is safe, Diffey reaches back and grabs the left-rear tire and starts pumping. Once the car gets moving to about 3-4 mph, Diffey goes to start the car and it miraculously starts right up and he’s on his merry way to finish the rest of the race.

Another thing we were thinking about when he started the car from such a low speed was the compression ratio. It must be ridiculously low to be able to be bump-started from that low of a speed. Nonetheless, Diffey is a badass, and at the same time proves that bump-starting a priceless F1 car isn’t too hard.