A driver crashed his £200,000 Ferrari supercar in Yorkshire "an hour" after collecting it, but walked away with just his pride injured.
In a post on Facebook, South Yorkshire Police revealed the driver, who has not been named, lost control of his limited-edition Ferrari 430 Scuderia near junction 37 of the M1 before it fell around 160ft down a siding and "burst in to flames".
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