Norris isn't believed to have been driving when the iconic Ferrari had its unscheduled meeting with a guardrail.

A Ferrari F40 owned by McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has been damaged in a crash near Monaco. The incident, reportedly occurring in early January, involved a friend of Norris driving the iconic supercar.

A costly mistake occurred recently when a rare and valuable Ferrari F40 was severely damaged during a test drive near Markyate, north of London. On January 16,

Lando Norris' Ferrari F40 was seen crashing in Monaco. A Ferrari F40, owned by McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris, spun out of control before crashing in Monaco. Norris wasn’t behind the wheel of the Ferrari as he was on holiday. A video has surfaced online, showing Norris’ car spinning out before clattering the barriers.

If you want to avoid putting your vintage supercar into a ditch, there are a couple of things to look out for.

Lando Norris' Ferrari F40 ended up with the rear bumper cracked following a crash right outside Monaco. The F1 driver was out of the country at the moment

Remarkable images posted online show how the £1million Ferrari F40 was being taken for a test drive on the A5 near Markyate, north of London, before losing control and crashing

Lando Norris has had a bumpy start to the Formula 1 year, after a Ferrari F40 owned by the McLaren star was smashed near Monaco.

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.

A video has surfaced on Instagram of what looks like the end of a well-known and extremely valuable Ferrari F40, which, unlike today's 296 GTB, for example, has no special electronic aids to save you from bad driving.