A Ferrari driver who put film on the Internet of his supercar doing three times the speed limit in Japan is facing possible jail after disapproving YouTube viewers called police.
Police said the 50-year-old doctor uploaded a six-minute video showing him driving his Ferrari 458 Italia through Fukuoka, in southern Japan, at 84km/h an hour over the limit, .
Speed limits tend to be fairly low in Japan, with 40km/h not uncommon on urban roads.
The man was averaging 124km/h in a car with a top speed of more than 325 kph, but local media quoted him telling police: “I wanted people to understand the beauty of a Ferrari.”
“I wanted to feel proud.”
Reports said outraged YouTube users called police to report the offence, adding that the cops calculated the speed by analysing the distance covered by the vehicle.
Officers identified the car and driver from the footage and a police spokesman said the doctor, whose name was withheld, could be jailed for up to six months or fined a maximum of 100 000 yen (R9260) if convicted.
The YouTube clip, titled “Ferrari 458 Italia Drive in Japan 2011”, is shot from behind the driver in the R1.7-million car.
It shows the vehicle pass other cars on a two-lane freeway but struggle to catch up with what appears to be a Porsche. - AFP