Qatari sheikh flees US after speeding Ferrari [w/video]

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A prominent Qatari national has reportedly fled the United States after a video ostensibly showing his Ferrari racing through the streets of Beverly Hills went viral. Although the exact identity of the driver remains unclear, it is believed that the yellow LaFerrari was owned by Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani, a member of the ruling family of Qatar, the country's former interior minister and a well-known racing enthusiast.

The video below, which has already attracted some 1.5 million views (but contains language that may not be safe for the workplace), shows the yellow hybrid hypercar racing with reckless abandon against a white Porsche 991 GT3 through the swanky Los Angeles neighborhood. The Ferrari is shown scraping its chin spoiler on the road before pulling back into the driveway (alongside a black Bugatti Veyron) with smoke billowing out its engine bay. Neither of the European exotics appear to show much regard for traffic laws, running stop signs as they speed through a residential area. The Ferrari appears to be wearing Qatari plates, while the Porsche does not appear to be carrying plates at all - just some racing decals on the doors and hood.

According to reports, the Ferrari belongs to Sheikh Khalid, but the identities of the drivers behind the wheel of either car has not been ascertained. The Al-Thanis are known for their supercar collection, which is shipped around the world for the enjoyment of royal family members. Their signature teal and black exotics are a regular site around London.

The Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed that, when approach by officials, the driver claimed diplomatic immunity – which the driver may not actually have. "It is against a federal law for someone to claim diplomatic immunity when they don't have it," said police chief Dominick Rivetti. The Ferrari was not, according to reports, registered with the State Department as belonging to a credentialed diplomat. Al-Thani has since reportedly fled the country, and taken his cars with him.




Source: Autoblog
 
They should have come to South Africa, they can race around here as fast as they want and nothing will happen to them.

Also there goes a few millions, but then again that is pocket money to them, and i agree with VirtualForce, since when does diplomatic immunity allow you to break rules left and right, they can be damn glad they didn't crash into anyone.
 
It pisses me off so much, the idiotic brain dead simple minded douchebags with their fast cars racing in public. They have no care for any other person on the road, so what if they cause and accident and someone dies, just another notch of the belt for them and something to laugh at late at night. I for one will not shed one tear should they fold themselves around a tree or other sturdy upright pole, and to be brutally honest, I wish they would, perhaps save a live that way.
I don't mind fast cars, they are awesome and I drool over the engineering, but these ppl with no respect for the lives of other...get no sympathy from me at all.
 
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VirtualForce said:
It pisses me off so much, the idiotic brain dead simple minded douchebags with their fast cars racing a public. They have no care for any other person on the road, so what if they cause and accident and someone dies, just another tick for them and something to laugh at late at night. I for one will not shed one tear should they fold themselves around a tree or other sturdy upright pole, and to be brutally honest, I wish they would, perhaps save a live that way.
I don't mind fast cars, they are awesome and I drool about the engineering, but these ppl with no respect for the lives of other...get no sympathy from me at all.
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The irony here is that the oke can afford a track, never mind a track day. :mad:
 
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