A driver in the United Kingdom obliterated a Ferrari after only a single hour of ownership. Not that it’s easy to tell from the photographs, but the vehicle in question used to be a Ferrari F430 Scuderia prior to its transformation into smoldering wreckage.
The South Yorkshire Police said fire and rescue services were on the scene when they arrived, “squirting water all over some kind of sporty motor” that had careened some fifty meters off the M1 highway before exploding into flames. Miraculously, the vehicle’s owner survived with only a few scrapes but his ego may not have made it. Taking some mild joy in the wealthy man’s plight, the department wrote on social media the officers on the scene “asked the driver what sort of car he ‘had’ to which he replied ‘It was a Ferrari.’ Detecting a sense of damaged pride he then said ‘I’ve only just got it, picked it up an hour ago.'”
According to the BBC, he former owner shelled out a whopping £200,000 on the vehicle before it flew off the roadway and exploded Thursday afternoon. Since the 503 horsepower Scuderias tend to hold their value exceptionally well, this would have been a fair price for the coupe or and incredible deal for the coveted roadster variant. Unfortunately, the car’s present condition makes assessing which model it started out its life as next to impossible.
While it’s unknown how close to the vehicle’s top speed of 198 miles per hour the driver was traveling, authorities have stated they don’t believe speed was a factor in the crash. Although, the department did specify the vehicle “went airborne” due to the wet conditions and reminded motorists to be mindful of inclement weather.
“Over the past couple of weeks there has been a number of collisions where driving styles have not reflected the road and weather conditions,” stated the South Yorkshire Police. “Please take more care.”
That should go double for anyone driving a highly-desirable supercar intended primarily for track-use.
[Images: South Yorkshire Police]
Just found out? I read it on BBC News early in the week.
Friday evening I brought home some hot butternut squash soup with me groceries. Stuck it in the microwave to reheat then promptly crashed and flew it all over the kitchen floor. Don’t think it was even an hour old. Know the feeling.
We all make mistakes. Fortuantly for most of us they aren’t fodder for the internet.
Rich people’s toys. His car shouldn’t have burned up like that. I’d rather wreck an electric car.
chances are an EV in that bad a wreck would have its battery ignite.
That bad of a wreck??? He drove through a wimpy fence and spun in a field. So I’d say very few cars would be expected to go up in flames after such an accident EV, ICE or Hybrid. Going up in flames is just what exotics like to do.
My old 65 New Yorker might have lost a hubcap in that crash. Might.
But would you have walked away?
No Fred Drew wouldn’t have walked away he would have drove away.
Did you hear the one about the electric car that Richard Hammond wrecked?
Since nobody has said it:
That’ll buff out.
Thank you =8-) .
-Nate
“tis but a scratch”
Tough night for Sebastian.
At least idiots are not allowed to buy armed tanks.
The good die young.
(::Lutheran makes sign of cross.::)
(::Raises glass.::)
A fool and his money are soon parted.
I think you’ve got that wrong, it is “A fool and his money are soon partying” :)
Ran when parked, no low ballers or dreamers, I know what I have.
It’ll be on BAT in a few weeks…”Mechanic’s Special” starting at $50K.
“Over the past couple of weeks there has been a number of collisions where driving styles have not reflected the road and weather conditions,” stated the South Yorkshire Police. “Please take more care.”
Gotta love English politeness and understatement.
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous..
I am seeing increasing numbers of photos of Hellcats, Demons, Ferraris, etc, wrecked by the roadside. In many cases there is astoundingly little mileage. I am convinced that people with financial means are buying cars which are way over their heads, performance wise. Several years in an MB do not prepare you for 0-60 in 3 seconds, nor the effect of a massive amount of torque coming online in the middle of a corner. I think many of these folks are over their abilities, driving cars with power and handling characteristics which they are unprepared to handle. These cars offer top-end race car performance. Not many are prepared for that challenge, and it is dangerous.
Tale as old as man meets machine. Bikes, boats, airplanes,etc. Money cannot buy common sense or talent, but it can buy things that sorely test all of those things in a person.
” I think many of these folks are over their abilities, driving cars with power and handling characteristics which they are unprepared to handle.”
You just described most drivers. :)
I’d love to know in how many of these incidents the nannies were turned off. Granted a certain power levels and road condition no computer can save you.
Own up, Bozi :)
“According to the BBC, he former owner shelled out a whopping £200,000 on the vehicle before it flew off the roadway and exploded”
Are we SURE that’s the correct sequence?
Because I’m not…
Hope he’s properly insured.
What an f head.
How do you lose control on the M1? I don’t even think the road curves.
“According to the BBC, he former owner shelled out a whopping £200,000 on the vehicle before it flew off the roadway and exploded Thursday afternoon.”
Wow, flew off the roadway? Maybe flying cars are here after all.
From the rest of the description I wonder if he didn’t give it too much beans for the wet conditions, lost rear traction and spun off. Could also have been aggravated by extreme performance tires with minimal tread.
Or, as we say at the track: he just ran out of talent.
when I bought my 427 Cobra, I told myself that I was NOT going to end up in a YouTube video crashing it… (like so many others) I had that car for 8 years, & on the day I sold it, it STILL scared the crap out of me. With 612 hp/615 tq under foot in a 2300 lb car, it didn’t take much to get it out of control, & I knew the car’s performance exceeded my driving abilities. That said, the car was pretty docile if you kept your foot out of it. After I sold it, I lasted almost a year before I found myself in the market for another toy. I went a little more mainstream/practical this go-round, & picked up an ’04 C5 Corvette Z06 with only 8600 miles on it. MUCH easier to drive around town (except for scraping on everything), much more comfortable, and much more economical. I knew that I should take a driving course or two, but just never got around to it. Perhaps one day…
Avons would have helped immensely with the traction problem.