--- title: "Video Shows World’s Highest-Mileage Ferrari F40 Crashing on Straight Road" date: "2025-01-17" modified: "2025-01-17" authors: - name: "Byron Hurd" job_title: "Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/byron-hurd" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/video-shows-worlds-highest-mileage-ferrari-f40-crashing-on-straight-road" categories: - "Ferrari News" - "News" - "News by Brand" --- # Video Shows World’s Highest-Mileage Ferrari F40 Crashing on Straight Road ![]() *\Arran Hands Racing via YouTube\* Footage has emerged of [the crash that took out what is (was?) reportedly the highest-mileage Ferrari F40 in existence](), and this quick clip reminds us just how much respect these old-school performance machines demand even in the most mundane circumstances. In this case, a little rain combined with a rookie mistake scratched one of the rarest supercars on the road. One second, everything's hunky dory. The next, topsy turvy. How like life, no? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8cvAZCXs34 The whole clip is seven seconds long, but even that oversells how long it takes events to unfold. It opens with the Ferrari headed straight down the highway, and before we even have time to get a feel for the scene, the F40 is already sideways. How? I've got three words for you: lift-off oversteer. Turn up the volume and you can hear it happen in real time. The video opens with the Ferrari driver still on the throttle; the instant it cuts, the car's nose hooks hard to the right. You can see the driver begin to dial in some countersteer, but with only a couple dozen feet between the Ferrari and the guardrail, the car had already gotten away from the driver before they had the chance to react. We know from the pics that emerged yesterday that the F40 was on street tires with visibly decent tread (though that's not a definitive indicator of their condition), so this doesn't appear to be a case of using the wrong equipment for a slick environment. Instead, we're likely looking at a driver who simply hasn't had a lot of time behind the wheel of a high-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive supercar with none of today's intelligent driving nannies. ## Author Byron is an editor at The Drive with a keen eye for infrastructure, sales and regulatory stories. He brings a light, punchy style to all of his content, believing that there's plenty out there to be laughed at—himself included. Born and raised in Maryland but now based just a stone's throw from Detroit, Byron is an auto enthusiast and generalist who enjoys building and tinkering with things of all kinds, from cars, computers and digital cityscapes, to the new garage that will soon house his fleet (a CT4-V Blackwing, a JK Wrangler and an NA Miata). Inspired by an early love of rollercoasters, Byron quickly caught the high-performance driving itch. He's been tracking and auto-crossing his cars since 2007. In his downtime, Byron enjoys reading, playing city builders, and studying the history of the Motor City. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()