Shipping scion Christian Oldendorff has made the headlines in Germany for all the wrong reasons after crashing his luxury McLaren sports car.



The 27-year-old shipowner, son of the late Klaus E Oldendorff, came off the A7 on a bend between Homburg and Hersfeld.

His 600-hp McLaren MP4, worth EUR 240,000 ($312,000), looks to be a write-off.



The man himself emerged unscathed, but reportedly told rescue workers: "I am a little inexperienced with the new car."



The MP4 was unveiled last year by the Formula 1 stars Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.



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