How I Crashed My Alfa Romeo 4C On The Nürburgring

[@Darrentzx]

That steering grip tells a lot.

[@patrickf2386]

Yep, thought the same after 3 seconds. Not saying he could have saved it with a proper grip. But there is simply no way you can recover snap oversteer when you're holding the wheel like that...

[@JTSFB]

let's say I keep it with film making then 😇

[@CominazziniDavide]

​@@JTSFBJust get some sports driving lessons

[@rennwolfwolfgangkriegl]

Came here to comment on the very same thing. You might be able to get away with this style of gripping the steering wheel on a motorway, going in a straight line and it might actually feel more comfortable to hold that way, but it is not safe to do so and this guy learned his lesson the hard way. Shame!

[@noddyR400]

Exactly what I was going to say….

[@arjanvandenbrand2070]

Brave to put this on KZbin, thanks for sharing, insightful. Nürburgring shouldn't be underestimated, neither a mid-engined sportscar. I'll be careful with my 4C.

[@pedracca]

Came to comment the same, except the part where I am careful with my 4C. I don't have one 😭

[@jonny141]

If there's a track that shouldnt be underestimated then its nürburgring nordschleife. I'm kinda scared to go with my lotus esprit 🙈

[@clubsport.m3]

​@jonny141 take coaching for your first laps and you will be good 😊

[@whatthe6532]

If you can’t be a good example, be a bad lesson. Thank you for your service.

[@JJsAutomotive]

I am sure you have been clowned enough in the comments for many red flags already pre-crash so I am going to instead say you are very brave to share all this with us in the format of this film. 💯

[@TheJmebe]

Several warnings. You're turning the wheel through the initial understeer. Possibly a lift-off induced oversteer, to put the final nail in. Well done for putting this out there and your honesty. Easy to say now, but tuition with a lower powered car, on a smaller track, is something we should have all done first.

[@colinmack2566]

Sad (and costly) story, but an excellent video.

[@CAR_NL]

This hurt my feelings. I have a 4C for 7 years already and drive it on the ring a lot of times. It is extremely dangerous, because the 4C is a difficult car to drive fast at such a track. On a GP track it is way more easy. Of course I could say a lot about steering wheel grip, the way corners are being taken, etc. but everybody needs to learn sometimes. You took the hard lesson and thats sad. I hope you can enjoy a great car soon again.

[@alfanovanta]

It looks very understeered. Is yours the same? Tires might be a factor.

[@CAR_NL]

@alfanovanta The engine is in the middle, so on gas it's a bit understeerd, at coasting it's really grippy, as with braking.

[@alfanovanta]

@@CAR_NL and lift off oversteer? As the engine is in the back

[@CAR_NL]

@@alfanovanta No, to be honest.

[@JTSFB]

@@alfanovanta correct. probably also too much pressure for the track

[@jiska111111111111111]

That steering wheel grip...

[@roytrevisan3491]

Yea needs a little work, 3 and 9 o'clock always

[@Roxak]

No wonder this happened as soon is saw that grip…

[@Gadne92.5]

Imagine all the Amurican wnb racers, they hold their steering wheel with one hand, one hand at 12 o clock and lay back like "chavs". In a fucking race tracks or Canyons or "street racing".

[@Roxak]

@@Gadne92.5 Typical Mustang driving position 😀

[@alexlam24]

I've seen Uber drivers do the same exact thing and it's not exactly confidence inspiring

[@simonlopezstrutzmann3637]

This video is a masterpiece 👍

[@kuervagrx9113]

The first thing you have to do is learn to take the wheel, the second thing before going to the Nordschleife is to learn the circuit in a simulator or at least before entering with that car, rent one with a coach to have more knowledge of the circuit and to help you, make some corrections to make you safer. It's a shame how your dream ended, but you fought for it

[@thereverant5203]

Congratulations on the cinematography! The last scene was really good!

[@Woodney717]

I found this video by accident. After first 30 seconds I was captivated. It’s a truly beautiful piece of work that shows off an emotional attachment to our cars. Thank you for this.

[@JTSFB]

Thank you, Sir!

[@peterf46]

It’s heartbreaking to see what happened to the car.But, at least you were driving it as it was designed to be driven! And you’ve got a story to tell rather than just that you drove around town for a few years. Congratulations on the video, it is superb and I hope you get enough views to pay back some of the loss. 👍

[@mattaulb]

Very sorry for your loss and thanks a million for sharing your experience. This video deserves more views and should serve to many as a warning. The Nurb is an outdated track with little margin for error. I've been tracking my Lotus Exige for over a year now: Zandvoort, Lemans, Mas du clos, Dijon Prenois...but i stay away from the Nurb for the very reason shown in these video. Take care and hope you ll eventually come back to a (proper) race track

[@brembopollypor9965]

Gosh, you have my sympathies. And respect. Hope your knee is really trouble-free. I crashed my bike racing at Zandvoort in ‘87, hit the tire wall and dislocated my hip. It still bothers me after all those years, but I have no regrets. And neither should you! As others have also said, in life you will always regret most the things you didn’t do. These days I do some track days on 4 wheels (Porsche 996), also on the Ring, and it’s absolutely awesome! I encourage you to find your way back there, it’s so much worth the effort and sacrifice.

[@youness212]

This video was very well made, props to you for going to the nurb in a mid engine feather sports car. Not many drivers can recover the car from an oversteer like that in a RWD car with a wheelbase this short

[@KreidlerRsfan79]

Hallo Stefan,danke für deinen Mut das Video hochzuladen. Ich wünsche dir gute Besserung und alles gute. Deine Musik auswahl ist übrigens Hammer

[@Cernunn0s90]

I find it absolutely insane that people take their car on the most difficult and dangerous race track in the world, without having practiced it in a sim for a few hundred laps first. It's so cheap compared to just a minor incident, and when you get there you will be prepared enough to not be surprised by how sharp a corner is etc. I have been there myself with an i30N, but I had done probably a thousand laps on it in iRacing before I went there, and I basically knew every inch of it. It translated really well. I still started extremely carefully, and I knew where the scary places were, and which corners I was most likely to mess up and had extra respect for those.

[@michaelloffler5358]

I aggree absolutely with you. In my opinion this video is a good lesson learned how to drive not the Nordschleife without any practice. Sometimes I am really surprised about the people which underrate the circuit itself and overrated their own driver skills.

[@robertkrlin34]

agree, had about 2000 virtual laps before was first time in real life on it. and like you said it´s worth it, everything was familiar to me, was very fast even at my first day on the track. today i have about 4000 virtual laps and about 100 reallife laps. never crashed.

[@GNrunning]

brave to post this. I currently have an Abarth 124 Spider, my dream car is an Alfa Romeo 4C that I will buy one day. Hopefully everything will go better with your knee. Nice to be reminded that costly mistakes happen quickly. Stay strong

[@alfanovanta]

Huge respect for putting this video out!! That must have been hard. And I can't imagine the bill afterwards. I think everything has been said already, but having a fast car isn't the same as driving it fast around a track, 100x especially on the Nordschleife. To be fast you need to drive the racing lines! Anything else will ruin your laptimes but also upset your car. That's what happened here. I've driven it hundreds of laps on the Sim (AC) and know it from heart but driving it for real in a sub optimal car surrounded by "mad men" is very overwhelming or even downright scary if you don't want to crash. This is not a game, there's no reset button. I wish there was. Good luck to you sir.

[@BartSchrijvers]

Very immersive story, gets me right in the feels. I’m genuinely impressed by it, the music, the last image “you’re free”.

[@JTSFB]

thank you, really appreciate it!

[@riccitone]

Hard lesson, so sorry! But have to say, this was a beautifully produced recounting and documentation😞🙏🏼

[@thedoble]

Sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing. A reminder to us all to keep ego in check and respect the car and road.

[@tyler9703]

Shocked to see this is on a channel with pretty much no subs, fantastic editing dude!

[@frankyork5808]

A classic example of what happens when one's own abilities are over estimated. You aren't the first to go there and crash and you won't be the last. Hopefully your film creates caution in others who think they can just turn up at the Ring and drive like Derek Bell.

[@engineer_9001]

- Fix the grip. - Buy a simulator. whatever game and some wheel. - Learn to drive at the limit and learn the track. - Come back to the ring, enjoy and drive safe - most important, don't lose the passion

[@raphaelcazenave-leveque7991]

Great editing. Sad story. Well choosen musics. Glad you recovered.

[@bvb09duisburg02]

Mit großem Abstand das Qualitativ beste Video und so detailreich dargestellt, dass du im Grunde genommen ALLES falsch gemacht hast. Ich dachte die Leute seien langsam ausgestorben, aber der Nürburgring findet jeden Tag seine Opfer! Nimm mir das nicht böse, aber man merkt du hast dich noch nie im Leben mit „schnell Autofahren“ beschäftigt. Da ist so viel Luft nach oben, ich hoffe einfach das der Schaden sich in Grenzen gehalten hat. Du aus dem Fehler sehr viel mit nimmst und dich erstmal auf die Basis beschränkst. Außerdem hoffe ich, dass du den Weg in die Eifel wiederfindest und erlerntes anwendest. Danke auch für deinen Mut, das Video so aufzuzeigen, das wäre mir persönlich zu peinlich gewesen. Ja ich hab auch mal angefangen! Aber nicht so!

[@JayKay2505]

Hätte Gas geben müssen und Gegenlenken ...tja ...äh ...

[@DannyGiusa]

There is no shame in crashing and owning your mistakes. I’ve worked for Alfa as an Instructor and drove the 4C on many occasions. The car is beautiful on the outside, but the suspension setup and the driving characteristics are, to at least, „The beats and the beauty“. While doing that job, I was offered to drive modified version with harder front springs, slightly stiffer ARB, which made a huge difference. Not to say, I nearly crashed one myself with the European CMO on the passanger seat, because the snap oversteer is very hard to manage if you’re not aware of it. Glad you recovered from the crash and there are hopefully no longterm consequences of that. Greetings from a fellow Berliner 😉

[@strebrr]

It's never a good idea to go on the Nürburgring without experience ☹️ Thanks for sharing, I hope your health is better now. That's all that counts.

[@benjzh]

Superb config, great videos shots and editing! Thanks for the genuine and honest video. Sorry for you and the car. I hope you will still enjoy driving on track, in a safer environment.

[@gowillem613]

You are great in making really cool video’s! That’s a skill that will put you in the position to buy another car, learn how to drive on a track and have fun again. Don’t let this crash beat you.

[@insighteins1317]

Stefan, tut mir etwas Leid das sagen zu müssen aber die Handstellung am Lenkrad sagt leider ALLES! Ein Wunder, dass es so lange gedauert hat, bis Du den Alfa in die Planken gesetzt hast...! Vielleicht hast ja was daraus gelernt.

[@NicoYoshimitsu]

Sieht fast so aus als wenn er sich am Lenkrad fest hält. Wahrscheinlich Sitz viel zu weit hinten eingestellt, Rücken liegt frei und somit kein Halt und dann fährt so ein Auto eher mit ihm als er das Auto..

[@stefanbertschigsixty]

Wollte ich auch sagen schade um die karre aber zum glück nix passiert sonst. 9. 3 . Hält mann das Lenkrad. Aber ist Nurb kann passieren kein ding.

[@gorowdan1800]

I can't help but sympathize as the one of 4C owner.

[@kw2265]

Danke für's einstellen des Videos und mein ❤Beileid...fürs Ego und fürs Auto...🤗 Gute Besserung für's Knie...☝

[@srica7366]

Lift in a mid and it gets loose. Get back on the throttle and it hooks up. Never lift in a mid engine car. Until you are 100% used to staying in it, you will loop it when it steps out.

[@SpeedsterIG]

I can feel this. Had an Opel Speedster Turbo for 11 years, in the end with nearly 400 PS. Much earlier, after only some months of ownership, I visited the Nordschleife with some friends and with the Speedster. It was a wet, foggy autumn day. Soggy and wet, track partially had leaves on the tarmac, not good conditions at all. But I was there and this was the only moment I was able to drive the Nordschleife at least one time in my life (I live in Berlin, too, so also very far off from GH). And so I did. Ticket was some 17 Euros back in the days, bought one, jumped into the car and drove. At Hocheichen, the last right-hand corner before the straight to Flugplatz, I nearly lost the rear end. After that, it was a very slow lap, some 14 minutes in total. There is a photograph showing me at the Brünnchen entry with my left elbow on the left door window sill. You get the point. What a shame for the beautiful 4C. I love these kind of cars. For me the early Lotus Elises, the 4C and the Alpine 110S are the essential driver cars. Now, 57 years old, I still miss the times with my mid-engine lightweight sports car. My current fun car being a TT RS Mk.3 I still get a weird itch in the back every time I see 110S driving around. These are proper driving cars and I feel a strong connection to those who know.

[@teedoubleu2580]

I learned the lesson twice how fast you can throw your car away. My learning is - It's not only a single mistake, it's a wrong reaction on a mistake what makes you crash your car. Great VDO!

[@dirkgooglemail766]

You are absolutely right!!!

[@neutralsamurai231]

Great video. Bad luck fella. Wish you all the best.

[@NicWir]

That White Multipla is from Matthias Malmedie 😂

[@rfssksd]

After all you experienced somewhat wonderfull despite the bitter end. Better than 99% of People staying in the sofá. Cheers!

[@zozika]

Brilliant video! Thank you for making this mivie! It has real catharsis, much better than the movies nowadays.

[@alexbild]

No judgement here, just an observation. Most of your close calls are symptomatic: you want to be fast so you brake late and end up getting out slowly of the curve (or out of the track). I guess this is what most people do when trying to know a race track and improve lap time. It's always more efficent (and cost saving 😬) to do the opposite: enter slowly and try to optimise the exit. However, you were brave to send it on the ring, this is a very intimidating race track!

[@grigorioschristodoulou5229]

sorry mate, but that was tough to watch. Accelerating mid-Adenauer like that means you should have watched more videos or done more laps on the sim, it's one of the first things you learn, to wait wait wait and stay wide until the tightest part. Also your arms and hands looked too stiff. I know it has non-assisted steering, but I've driven an Exige V6 and you shouldn't have to hold it for dear life. Also 9 and 3 are better hand positions, give you better feeling and range of motion (see Casey Putsch video "Why the Corvette C8 steering wheel is idiotic garbage and what it should be"). But very glad you´re ok!

[@oliverlanchbery7148]

Respectfully disagree RE. the steering. The geometry of these cars (particularly the lack of castor) mean that the car is constantly trying to follow cambers. Although improved with aftermarket geometry spacers, the problem persists. When I drive mine fast I find myself grabbing onto the wheel HARD as this is the only way to deal with these steering affects. It's something you get used to but certainly strenuous...

[@Gadne92.5]

@@oliverlanchbery7148 Ye, the 4C steering is something else. Something one cant imagine, its so ... and I mean really camber addicted, extremely "nervous". Sorry poor words, but its very hard steering especially for a mid engine car.

[@rayausp7841]

Sorry, aber wie hälst du denn das Lenkrad... So kann man nicht Mal auf normaler Straße ordentlich fahren ... Dann auch noch auf der NS .. da gehörst du nicht hin ..

[@hawaiirealmedia5610]

Maybe you not a great driver,but you are a talented filmmaker!

[@morris2450]

To be fair I noticed the previous couple of corners weren't taken well I predicted the accident to be coming up soon...and was proven correct

[@robi4514]

Well done for turning your sad story into a brilliant video. 👍

[@antoninozullo9872]

Thanks for sharing and hope you get well soon

[@RosskoPeeko]

The ring will chew you up spit you out and chew you back up again. It’s definitely the most demanding track out there and you need to be on your A game constantly. Definitely a costly mistake to make and everyone seems to make it at that bend. Plain and simple, turned in far too early, tried to make the turn and put the power on over the crest and away it goes. Ps now you have a story to tell from your visit and also your editing and B roll is incredible. I’m following in hope of some more content :)

[@MB-zt9eo]

Sorry for that. Really. Alle the best for a New Alfa🍀

[@giuseppegius6175]

That's crazy the impact seemed so little and the chassis broke in multiple points plus a knee injure? That's incredible

[@jairo.cabello]

Brave to put this on KZbin, shame you couldn't catch that up. Specially with a mid engine car, is extremely important to be really comfortable sliding/drifting it around. Otherwise it will bite you when you least expect and without muscle memory is game over..

[@Shooterpirat]

Man, I feel for you bro! Really hurt me to see that beautiful car crashed. But, you didn't injure yourself too badly. And at the end of the day its just a thing, just money. Im happy you made that video. Thanks. Hope you found a new toy. I can recommend gravel bikes or cyclo cross bikes. A lot of fun too! :)

[@timsbike4887]

Good foor you for putting this on KZbin. We could see this was always going to happen. I learnt on track many years ago by driving slow cars as fast as i could. The guys who showed up without the experience but with a fast car always pushed too hard and many ended up this way. Shame you learnt that the hard way but good for you to give it a go. I

[@brianrasmussen2956]

Good insight. Great video.

[@mamareiga4856]

Honestly it's a bit scary sharing circuit at 150+ kmh with people with such powerful cars and such inexistent driving skills...

[@tonylau5713]

Especially a 4c, it's a handful, this car really needs to accelerate through turn to get weight on rear wheel.

[@BaseSRKI]

Right, so I won't be going to the track with my dream car.. very emotional video how it came across to me. 1 error and a car lost, one injured. 6 month of rehab: WOW. Thanks for sharing this

[@ajlakanen]

The knee injury seems quite substantial. Do you know if it was caused by impact with something, or was it just the result of a sudden movement?

[@grigorisbagiaras8065]

This hand position is simply dangerous and that leads to you fighting the car and getting less refined feeling of slides. Combine that with Nürburgring which is already a pretty fast/hard track, is like waiting for the bad moment to happen. Glad you're ok in the end and wasnt more serious.

[@stefanwarszawski]

A lot of respect for sharing this on yt... I'm sorry about loss of such a spcial car and having knee injury...you have probably filled owful, but the sun is still shaining...👍

[@andreaspichler]

"Sharing is caring" - und hier kümmerst Du Dich sehr schön um alle Nordschleifen-Novizen. Herzlichen Dank die sensationell gute Verpackung Deiner warnenden Botschaft und den Mut, diese zu senden. Ein junger Freund hatte am vorletzten Wochenede ein ähnliches Erlebnis - allerdings schon mit einigen Runden Nordschleifenerfahrung (vielleicht ist es dann sogar am gefährlichsten?). Er war (ebenfalls Brünnchen) etwas zu schnell, etwas zu weit weg von der Ideallinie und hat etwas zu spät begriffen, was passiert. Zum Glück unverletzt und das Auto ist nur leicht beschädigt. Er weiß nun: Auf der Nordschleife darf auch bei 90 Prozent kein Fehler unterlaufen und nichts dazwischenkommen...

[@JTSFB]

Danke für den sehr schönen Kommentar 🤘☀️

[@Gorilla_Jones]

A tragedy for sure but you have lived more than 99% of the others on this planet. Kudos for taking the Alfa to the crucible.

[@haz3004]

Drove on Nurburgring = lived more than 99% of people on the planet? That's a bit of a stretch...

[@mikezappa]

Sorry about your car, I often think about taking my Lotus on a track day, but knowing my luck, it may have the same fate. Brilliant film making though. Well done

[@pendulum1997]

Hope you learned your lesson and your knee has fully recovered, get some tutored driving lessons in a suzuki swift next time before taking your expensive sports car out. There were so many clues as to what was going to happen even in your first day of driving

[@ehilter]

Yep, "full send" when you don't know how to drive the track is not a bright idea.

[@Rene18T]

Super Video, sehr gut gemacht. Das Wichtigste: gute Besserung!!

[@JTSFB]

Vielen Dank!

[@littlepippin8445]

To be fair, it looks like the shape of the steering wheel forces it to be held in this position..

[@user-qs2qn5op9o]

U dont have any preparation for the next move at all and the steering grip...

[@Duke75524]

Great video! I feel sorry for the car. That's a big con of this car. Even small crush may eliminate this car for ever.

[@HoratiuIC]

Actually it's a MIRACLE!...that this combination (car+driver) survived 1 day on the 'Ring

[@rikyoh130]

Ok steering grip wrong, but did you go to the Ring without even knowing the track? You can spent hundreds of hours on the sim to learn at least turn patters. Most of them are blind, so if you know when they close and when they open the road it's important Also if you notice that you are doing so much mistakes (they can happen for sure!!) Why don't you step back a bit and just try to re learn from basics? :) no need to push like a Pro if you see that you are risking it

[@makantahi3731]

3:56 ok, you entered the corner too fast, but you are in the middle of the track, all the wheels slip slightly, you press the brake and the rear end starts to rotate,.....you've already passed more than half a turn, you should have survived the rest, instead of the brake, you should have given a little gas so that all the wheels continue to slip equally and probably would have come to the left edge of the track without turning the car. this can be practiced on a go-kart when entering a corner quickly: too much gas and you will fly off the track in parallel, too little gas will cause the back end to go away, the correct amount of gas will cause the car to skid gently with all wheels to the edge of the track. the brake works exclusively in the way that it transfers inertia to the front wheels, and the gas acts in both directions, by applying the gas, the inertia is transferred to the rear wheels, by taking away the gas, to the front wheels, by precisely dosing the gas, the right slip balance can be achieved

[@mzvarik]

This resonates with me... as I crashed on a motorcycle on a track recently and broken a collarbone... I am after surgery now... I also wanted to sell everything asap, but as time goes, I want to continue to ride and learn

[@Rei_n1]

Sad to see the car crashed, but thanks for sharing your story and remaining others to be careful

[@LuFranco78]

Mi dispiace dirtelo, ma era prevedibile, molto prevedibile. Da come tieni MALE le mani sul volante, da come NON conosci la pista e da come non conosci nemmeno le traiettorie base di guida in una qualsiasi pista. Entri male in curva, la percorri male e acceleri peggio a volante ancora non dritto. Prima di riprovare un'auto sportiva ti consiglio un bel corso base di guida.

[@keremtunaa]

As an Alfisti I felt sorry for you and your car. Nürburgring is no joke and all of us saw through Alfa Romeo 4C. If you find Alfa Romeo 156 3.2 GTA, buy it.

[@y0057]

Sorry about your accident and damage etc. I’m sure there was a lot you had to deal with not mentioned here including the sale of a truly beautiful car, Lord knows the cost you incurred with the tow truck and repair bills if any for the ring armco. But take away this they can all be fixed but life is fleeting. Thank God you are now recovered and you can get another beautiful Alfa and drive the ring with a safer outcome. Stay strong fellow petrolhead. Shalom 🙏🏿👊🏿❤️

[@absfinal]

the value degrades once it's been driven on the race track

[@derwaschprofi9769]

So sad Stefan, so sad...... Hoffe DU hast den Schmerz überwunden.... Träume sterben manchmal viel zu schnell. Klasse Video und auch schön ungesetztes "Hobby" mit den Videos bei Dir. BIn gespannt welche Ideen Du noch verfilmst. Dir alles Gute!!!!!

[@jegau54]

I dit the same on my first lap at Adenaueur Forst (Alfa GT V6) but I'm glad i didn't hit some barrier since that lap (I've done almots 20 laps). Nice video, hope it can help some people beiing careful even with a car with a car that seems esay to drive on classical tracks

[@_GG21_]

I know others talk about hand position on the steering wheel, but that's a real problem, just watching you change gear with your little finger was fun, but technically that hand position is just wrong, you have less control of the car because you have less precision and range of motion, also looking at the trajectories of the car in the video says that you don't have enough experience on the nurburgring, next time try to go slower learn the track watch some videos of the nurburgring before completely sending your 100k euro car, if you had your hands in the right position, maybe you still had the 4c ​​now. I know I was a bit harsh in the comment but I think you should have expected comments like that so anyway I'm very sorry, accidents can happen but after a fall you have to get up hope you will return to the Nurburgring.

[@Gadne92.5]

Respects for posting this, especially knowing that there will be hard criticism. But your 4C, it had the very, *very* rare and sought after Akrapovic center exhaust system!!! Its so rare, it cannot be "aftermarket" installed as the whole rear end, rear bumper, whole exhaust system all the way from headers is different compared to normal 4C. Damn brother.

[@bananjan2]

Gutted for you mate, Thanks for sharing the story!❤

[@jal1797]

Judging by the style of your driving sorry mate but you don't know what you are doing with the steering wheel.Repair and sell the car or invest in track lessons.Be safe!

[@Tsukuyomi8]

It surely breaks my heart but hey 👋 at least you’re doing ok 👌 without permanent damage ❤

[@segakidd1549]

Why is there an axe on the key holder?

[@ewomotorsport]

Gut gemachtes Video, it seems you are a Film expert instead a racer.

[@moritzhummel9747]

Toll gemachtes Video und von großem (Erkenntnis-) Wert für andere - dafür ein besonderer Dank 👍

[@snoransturlasson6723]

Thanks for the frank video. I hope you recovered. So sad about the awesome 4C😢. It's the most dangerous track in the world, especially with a mid-engine car: even a 911 is easier. I took a lot of my cars to the Nordschleife, but never my Boxster S or Cayman S; just too worried about crashing, or the cost of even a small impact. And Brünnchen is probably the place with the most crashes, at least among newbies.

[@RodmanPT]

Very cool video, and the most important thing is that you're alright! Felt for that 4C though...

[@EliullGameplays]

I am glad you are okay and you didnt get hurt, but looking at the driving before the crash, i am not surprised you ended up in the wall. Seems there is a lack in track knowledge, as well as lacking experience and skill driving a car fast. Steering wheel grip, turn in points, entry speeds, racing line and general inputs are all very, well, not so good. You did upload this here and im sure you were aware of the possible criticism, even if it sounds harsh. I think you need it though.

[@JoeyX-jk3hs]

Cooles Video, Stefan und Eier das Einzustellen. Die meisten lachen und applaudieren dabei. Der Ring lehrt einen was fürs Leben. Habe an der Ausgangskurve des Brünnchens 1987 meine neue Honda mit 140 km/h zerlegt. Bin auf Jahreskarte gefahren. Motorrad war Totalschaden. Tut mir leid für Dich.

[@user-xd3ij7cw8s]

All cars with esp and abs should have a lock wheel button. Sometimes locked wheels are a good thing.

[@gedam131]

Very inexperienced driver which is the only thing to blame. Hopes he learns from his mistakes and stay committed to being a better driver.

[@dvs3308]

Auww..I'm sorry for you, Stefan! Hope your knee will get better soon. It's a shame of such a beautiful car. I hope you did have an extra insurance for track driving. It's easy for everybody here to say you did something wrong. The best helmsmen work on shore!

[@roytrevisan3491]

Good video as an ex 4C owner I am bummed watching this. Happy you did not suffer permanent damage. Sad end for an epic automobile, but you know if you damage the "tub" the car is scrapped.😮‍💨

[@markythegreat]

So many red flags here but one brilliant bit of advice I had from friends before I went first time, is go home with at least one lap still loaded on your ticket. Your “last lap before I go home” could have been your “first lap of your second season” - always quit while you are ahead, re-watch the videos, reflect when you are back home.

[@1someone644]

It's sad, but it's ever the" one last lap".

[@TheLTcousins]

Dont be afraid to get back on track but please get profesional tuition

[@TrJanny]

This is a perfect example why you should invest in a force-feedback steering wheel and practice in a simulation before setting foot in a real race track.