Petrol problems: Ferrari driver feeling the wrath of the fuel price hikes

A video of a Ferrari driver getting trapped because he ran out of gas has made many South Africans laugh out loud.

For many, the photo served as a chilling reminder of how badly the global gasoline price spike is hurting practically everyone, including those who can afford to drive exotic sports vehicles.

Many residents were immediately making amusing jokes about the man’s awful condition, while also demanding for action to be taken to address the global petrol issue that has affected not just South Africa but also many other countries.

A Ferrari driver recently found himself facing a problem that many motorists find themselves facing – a shortage of petrol.

In the video that was shared by car enthusiast and content creator @matthewkanniah, the driver of the multi-million rand car can be seen stuck on the side of the road.

Luckily for him, the ordeal didn’t last too long because someone soon came along with a jerry can filled with petrol to help him out of his sticky and somewhat embarrassing situation.

In the clip that was shared on Twitter on 28 January this year and was captioned:

“JanuWorry @ R19,61 per litre.”

Since then petrol has gone up to over R21 and is expected to go up to around R24 in April this year. The biggest cause for this is the Russia-Ukraine war which started in late February.

SA has their say

Meanwhile, many locals flocked to the comment section to either laugh or sympathise with the man who found himself an unfortunate victim of the petrol crisis in SA.

Here are some of their comments:

@DmedZWN said:

“Everyone here shouting “jealousy” like this man finna pay you to defend him It’s funny coz a guy in an expensive ass car ran out of fuel. Which you don’t see often. Even in an average car that’s an embarrassing situation to be in. Nothing more nothing less.”

@SuperXolani defended the driver by saying:

“Imagine making fun of a person who owns a Ferrari while you on a Quantum as a passenger ”