Red for Embarassment

Red faces abounded when a Ferrari supercar was driven on top of a historic structure in China. The Ferrari was driven onto the wall as part of a publicity stunt, presumably by an overeager marketing team, but the Chinese authorities were understandably somewhat less than amused. Apologies were made and luckily, the 600 year old Ming dynasty wall was not damaged in the incident.
August 10, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Red faces abounded when a Ferrari supercar was driven on top of a historic structure in China. The Ferrari was driven onto the wall as part of a publicity stunt, presumably by an overeager marketing team, but the Chinese authorities were understandably somewhat less than amused. Apologies were made and luckily, the 600 year old Ming dynasty wall was not damaged in the incident.

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