In China, this unfortunate Ferrari LaFerrari suffers its second accident... the previous bill was already very steep.

There are Ferrari LaFerrari destined to spend their lives in an air-conditioned bubble, protected by covers and moved only for concours d'élégance. And then there's the LaFerrari. A hypercar with almost a thousand horsepower that seems, since its birth, to have been drawn to asphalt... at the worst possible moment. At the beginning of February, in China, the spectacular Ferrari yellow (formerly red) is back in the news. Not for a record, not for an auction, but for yet another accident. And the most incredible thing is that this car had already met a similar fate.

A hypercar with a history of tragedy

The story begins in 2015 in Shanghai. At the time, the car is still red and practically new. On a rainy night, it aquaplaned on a soggy highway and ended up against a barrier. The incident became the first LaFerrari crash recorded in Asia. The car returned to Maranello, Italy, for a complete rebuild. The bill quoted at the time exceeded $1.4 million, almost the price of a new LaFerrari when it was released in 2013. A gigantic sum that would have been the Chinese record for a single-car accident. But the car survived. Restored, resold, repainted in yellow, it will continue its life... as if nothing had happened.

February 2026: Fate strikes again

Eleven years later, the same car reappeared on the Internet. The images show the hypercar with the front end totally destroyed, the suspension broken and the wheels pointing in opposite directions. The rear was not spared either: the car ended up against a concrete wall. Fortunately, no one was injured and no other vehicles were involved. The Chinese media quickly realized that this was exactly the same chassis as the one involved in the 2015 accident. A number of clues matched up, including a very distinctive detail: a small "KING" plaque on the steering wheel, the online nickname of former owner Qin Fen.

Is repair still possible?

Given the rarity of the model, with only 710 produced, insurance companies generally avoid declaring these cars wrecks. This was already the case with the first accident, and it's likely to happen again. Today, a LaFerrari in good condition sells for around $3.3 million. Some Aperta versions have even exceeded $11 million at auction. In other words, even when severely damaged, a LaFerrari can still be economically repaired. However, the bill could once again top the million mark.

Yet underneath its bodywork lies an extraordinary machine: 6.3-liter naturally-aspirated V12 combined with a hybrid system for 950 hp, pure rear-wheel drive, 0 to 100 km/h in 2.4 s and a top speed of over 350 km/h. A car designed to be driven with precision. But in the wrong circumstances, technology isn't everything. This LaFerrari may have just lost its second life. And knowing its resilience, it's not even impossible that we'll see it again... a third time repaired.