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The Precious, Precious Car: When the girls appeared on an...

“The Precious, Precious Car: When the girls appeared on an episode of Fifth Gear, Sarah got so enthusiastic at the opportunity to drive a Ferrari around the test track that she didn't see other cars in the parking lot and rammed it into their manager's van. Footage from Off The Record showed that after Sarah took the car on a drive anyway and only realized the extent of the damage after she came back. Everyone else had been stunned into silence”
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Confidence: High Checked on July 26, 2026

Summary

A girl named Sarah (Harding) did crash a Ferrari into a camera van while on a Fifth Gear segment, but the incident involved a single driver, not a group of girls, and the vehicle struck a camera van rather than a manager’s van. There is no evidence of Off The Record footage showing her returning later to assess damage.

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  • Fifth Gear presenter crashes while drifting van

    Luckily for Ford, he was donned in a full fireproof race suit, body armor, spinal protector and crash helmet. The van was also fitted with a full harness and roll cage. The crew managed to get plenty of footage, which will air on the show in January next year.

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  • 5th Gear Episode Guide | FinalGear.com Forums

    As well as road tests of the Aston Martin DB9 and the Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, features include Tiff trying to beat a helicopter in a Porsche GT3 and Tom Ford following wealthy car enthusiast Frank Mountain as he realizes his life's dream - buying an ex-Michael Schumacher F1 car straight from the Ferrari Factory. The highlights also include Fifth Gear's world record-breaking caravan jump and Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay giving us an exclusive look at his impressive car collection, which ranges from a Mercedes Limo and a Rolls Royce Phantom to a fleet of racing go-karts. But it's not all glamour. Using Fifth Gear's trademark dramatic reconstructions of car crashes, we learn about the terrifying anatomy of a motorway pile up and discover what improvements in car safety mean for real when we crash a new five-star safety rated Renault Espace into a ten-year-old one.

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