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According to another comment Musk wrecked his McLaren but so did Atkinson (twice!).
It's like crazy high-performance sports cars are hard to drive.
I won a competition to drive a Ferrari F458 on a track. It was dope but it took me several tries to even pull away cleanly (this is after an hour long lesson about the track and 30min hands on with the car).
One of the Ferrari guys took it and warmed it up for me after which it behaved much better but it’s a long story to say that I can see an inexperienced driver screwing up badly in a super car especially when cold.
And the McLaren F1 is an older more raw car than the F458.
If I were into cars and had the money, I think it would be part of the joy of getting my new toy to pay up for a few days of track time with a good trainer.
But I guess I'm not surprised Mr. "I know more about manufacturing than literally anybody else" would be pretentious enough to just wing it and fuck it up gloriously.
The schools are worth the cost. It cost me $1500 for a 3 day course way back in '98. Same racing school is now $2050. I can say I gained a lot more control of my car after that.
That sounds reasonable and fun. Compared to the cost of a McLaren F1, it's peanuts.