t'is but a slight scratch

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Gee, and another one.
This time a Ferrari, owned by the driver for just one hour.

Ferrari driver writes off new car on M1 in Barnsley - BBC News

All the toys, no ability...

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The driver claims he crashed while trying to avoid a badger

McLaren driver says he swerved to avoid badger | Daily Mail Online

From the article:

Mr McClurg added: 'The steering on these cars is manufactured to be quite playful,

What the flippering heck does "playful" mean in that context?!

I'm guessing it means too responsive or reactive, in that the slightest twitch means you shoot across two lanes in an instant if on the motorway, or plough into someone's house otherwise!

Also the tiny steering wheel, which I gather these things have, must make the steering even more dangerous, unstable, and hard to control!

[TheFaQQer]

'tis

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From the article:


What the flippering heck does "playful" mean in that context?!

I'm guessing it means too responsive or reactive, in that the slightest twitch means you shoot across two lanes in an instant if on the motorway, or plough into someone's house otherwise!

Also the tiny steering wheel, which I gather these things have, must make the steering even more dangerous, unstable, and hard to control!

Again... "ability"

HTHBIDI