Ferrari F430 catches fire after accident

Caught on video

By Michael Gauthier
June 10, 2009 5:15 PM
Filed Under: European, Ferrari, Supercars, Weird

This week is turning out to be a bad one for owners of supercars, as a second high priced exotic has burst into flames.

Unlike the McLaren F1 which caught on fire spontaneously in California, this Ferrari F430 went up in smoke after an accident outside of Sibiu, Romania. Although no one was seriously injured in this fierily Ferrari wreck, the car was a total loss.

The accident occurred when the Ferrari's driver lost control and hit two oncoming vehicles which resulted in the F430 winding up in a field where a fire started in the engine compartment. Fortunately none of the other people involved were hurt and the driver and passenger escaped from the Ferrari inferno unharmed as well. However, the driver was ticketed 40 euros for the crash.

Source: automarket.ro

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Comments

zdenda20

June 10, 2009 5:55 PM

lol it takes the firemen 20 minutes to get there and then they sprint to the car as if some persons life depended on it :)

themadboy

June 10, 2009 5:58 PM

It's in Romania, what can you say...

freeway

June 10, 2009 8:50 PM

the firemen's truck is not a Lamborghini and if you noticed the accident didn't take place downtown... so if the car was 10 km outside the city how much time do you think will pass until they'll reach the accident place??? and BTW: "then they sprint to the car as if some persons life depended on it" they should've let it burn and maybe explode with all these people around isn't it?... that's a good one

tsiebrand

June 10, 2009 11:13 PM

I think you watch too many movies. Cars DO NOT explode. Funny to see all those people watching as if a ufo has landed. BTW, here it doesn´t take firemen 20 min for 10km.

Lutzie

June 15, 2009 3:48 AM

They put it out quickly, it's what they're meant to do. Who wants all that toxic smoke in the atmosphere?

Hardboy997

June 10, 2009 6:02 PM

"...However, the driver was ticketed 40 euros for the crash."

I don´t get that. 40€ for an accident with another 2 cars and they let him go?

Edited by user on June 10, 2009 at 6:03 PM

Renegade

June 10, 2009 9:30 PM

That's eastern Europe, I have a friend that has been in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, rented a car, said that eastern Europe has the worst drivers in the world, it was almost killed by a lunatic with a VW Passat.

freeway

June 10, 2009 9:51 PM

he, he... so that means he's never been in Turkey... the true definition of chaos on the road :D

sub39h

June 11, 2009 12:37 AM

nobody can comment until they've been on a road in india...

boyke69

June 11, 2009 7:34 AM

Or Vietnam or Indonesia.

Triple_X

June 10, 2009 6:11 PM

Lol, all the people taking pictures on the side of the road. I would have been so mad at them if i was the driver. But I am not, and therefore i ahve a good laugh!

freeway

June 10, 2009 8:13 PM

I'm sure the driver was not mad... he's 24 years old and he's the son of some obscure local businessman and the car was a present from his dad... no worry, he will get now most likely a new Aston Martin or a Lambo... that's how the rich parents in Romania punish their rich kids in such occasions... and BTW the 40 euros ticket is because he didn't respected the speed limit and not because he wrecked two other cars...

Edited by user on June 10, 2009 at 8:52 PM

Get_real

June 11, 2009 1:47 PM

Getting an Aston or Lambo to replace a crashed Ferrari is no punishment. It's a reward...

mohaon

June 10, 2009 6:16 PM

why the hell they didnt put the fire off,, dont every car have a fire extinguisher in it? and what a stupid ticket of 40 euros to pay,,, is that enough for such a waste in a supercar accident and human life,,,

kimbo

June 10, 2009 6:28 PM

what's unusual in a car catching a fire after some big accident?

mc959

June 10, 2009 6:40 PM

Nothing, fire always happens when a Ferrari crash ; )

Edited by user on June 10, 2009 at 6:42 PM

Decypha

June 10, 2009 7:13 PM

LOL... u beat me to it

steelerfan2009

June 10, 2009 6:47 PM

one bad thing about carbon fiber,flameable.

Airbag

June 10, 2009 7:10 PM

The F430 isn't made of carbon fibre, it's made of aluminium.

DiViViO

June 10, 2009 7:21 PM

LoL nothing New, Ferrari's are known to spontaneously ComBust!

medicineman

June 10, 2009 7:43 PM

This is representative for my country : - many poor people, but lots of Ferrari, Bentley, etc - when an accident occurs, people stop, take pictures, laugh, swear and the post their videos on the internet Translation "Watch for that cow, she almost hit your motorcycle...Make sure you take pictures of that *****ng sunset..." - about 1 year ago a driver killed a man on a sidewalk driving a Ferrari and guess what : Some corrupted judges released him because "He is not a serious treat, because just one man died". This is our beloved country. Visit us !

Paulds

June 10, 2009 8:07 PM

It´s a shame... luckyly nobody got hurt

N20_Purge

June 10, 2009 8:15 PM

Aww, poor guy. At least that Mclaren F1 owner doesn't feel lonely anymore, lol.

rsrtampa

June 10, 2009 9:36 PM

This reminds of the time that I didnt give a rats ass. Wait, it is exactly like that time.

norther

June 10, 2009 11:29 PM

i imagine this guy was some mo`fo` gipsy with his "princess" on his right, boasting: "look baby...how fast my ferrari goes" and in his infinite drivers knowledge he crashed it. then he bribed the authorities, only to receive a 40e ticket. while he should've his liscence confiscated and shot like ceausescu. why didnt they burned along with their beautiful car?

cyclist848

June 11, 2009 4:09 AM

Apparently the horn sticks on an f430 when you crash and the car bursts into flames, That couldn't be good for the life of the battery...

WildMaverick1200

June 11, 2009 5:10 AM

I'm pretty sure someone in Top Gear will make fun of this

Prince_Ash

June 11, 2009 3:13 PM

lol supercars = fire :D yay

mlcarrera

June 12, 2009 9:49 PM

FERRARI HAS SUMTHIN WRONG THERE. the same happened when a 360 hit a tree in india, chennai

Amo

June 13, 2009 3:00 PM

This isn't the first Ferrari that burns in Romania and probably not be the last. A Ferrari 612 belonging to a football player suddenly bust into flames on the side of the road, and I mean a HUGE fireball: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScAkjwvwHhE

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