Ferrari 458 Italia flips at Laguna Seca

Watch a Ferrari 458 Italia, one of the sharpest handling cars on sale today lose control on ‘the Corkskrew’ corner on Laguna Seca.Laguna Seca is famous racetrack near Monterey in California. It’s played host to a variety of major motorsport events including Superbikes and A1 Grand Prix.

Recently it played host to the Ferrari Challenge, where you can race your modern Ferrari against other Ferraris. Fantastic. Over the weekend Ryan Ockey tackled the infamous Corkscrew and put his Ferrari 458 Italia into the catch fence and on its roof.

All of the safety equipment both in the car and at the track worked as intended, however, and the driver walked away with little more than a bruised ego. There are no solid reports as to what caused the flying Ferrari, but rumor has it there may have been a brake failure.

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