The latest Ferrari supercar is being plagued by a mysterious jinx - after ten of them crashed or were gutted by fire.
In the past three months, six 200mph Ferrari 458 Italias have been involved in accidents, three have caught fire and one was wrecked in a warehouse blaze.
There is no apparent technical fault with the £170,000 supercar - it appears the owners are simply the victims of bad luck.
Switzerland: A Ferrari 458 Italia catches fire on a mountain pass after crashing. In the past three months, six have been involved in accidents, three have caught fire, and one was wrecked in a warehouse blaze
Costa Mesa, California: This Ferrari caught fire. Bizarrely there is no apparent technical fault with the model
Paris: A fire breaks out in yet another Ferrari 458 Italia
Destroyed: The charred remains of the Ferrari 458 which caught fire in Paris
'Owners are getting the feel for the new car and some are taking it beyond their skill level - but the 458 has a higher-than-normal crash count.'
The first crash occurred in Wroclaw, Poland on May 20 when the driver - thought to be in his 20s - swerved to avoid a bus, veering into a Volkswagen family saloon.
Two weeks ago, Britain suffered its first 458 crash when a black model hit a roadside barrier on a wet stretch of road in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
Marlow, Buckinghamshire: A wet-weather crash destroys the front of this Ferrari 458
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