Manchester airport chases Ronaldo for £20,000 over Ferrari crash

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Manchester airport chases Ronaldo for £20,000 over Ferrari crash

Feb 21, 2009

 

It has to be the most expensive corner he has ever taken. Manchester Airport has asked Cristiano Ronaldo to cough up £20,000 to repair a road tunnel he damaged when he crashed a brand new Ferrari supercar last month.

The Manchester United winger walked away unhurt after bouncing his £200,000 Ferrari 599 GTB off the walls of a tunnel on the A538 under the airport's runways on January 8.

The car, which he was driving for the first time, then struck a metal handrail which guarded an emergency exit door and came to a halt when one of the wheels came off. It was a write-off.

Now the airport has contaced the Portuguese star's insurers to ask him to pay for repairs to damaged brickwork, buckled railings and the smashed exit door.

A Manchester Airport spokesman said: "Part of the airport's infrastructure was damaged in a road traffic accident and as is normal practice our insurers are talking to the other party's insurance company."

Ronaldo, 23, was driving to Manchester United's training ground near Sale when the collision took place on January 8 at about 10.20am. A teammate, Edwin van der Sar, was travelling behind at the time of the crash and later gave him a lift to training.

Greater Manchester Police continue to investigate the incident.

Source: Times Online

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