My Friend Bought a FERRARI PISTA for the Nurburgring!

My friend Robert bought his Ferrari 488 Pista as a tool to run at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and nearly all of it's 4,000kms have been doing laps on the Green Hell! For the first time though, he's jumping into the passenger seat and letting me take the wheel for a drive to see what Ferrari's track supercar is like on the famous loop.

The Pista is the track variant of the Ferrari 488 GTB, taking the 3.9l TT V8's power up to 720hp and 770nm, along with more downforce thanks to the s-duct up front and an integrated spoiler at the rear amongst others. This particular car is finished in Grigio Silverstone with Giallo Modena stripes and has an odo of 4,300km, including around 150 laps driving on the Nürburgring itself.

During Touristenfahrten (Tourist Drives), the Nordschleife is open as a public toll road, meaning normal road rules apply, and of course being extra careful considering I'm behind the wheel of my friend's very valuable supercar! However, it's more than enough to give a feel for the sheer amount of power available and performance that the Pista offers, even more so when we swap around and Robert takes lap 2.

For plenty more discussion and content from the Ring, be sure to check out Robert's YouTube channel too:

Thanks for watching, Tim

[RobertMitchell]

It was great sharing a couple laps with you in the Pista Tim!!!! See you soon

[vortexgaming]

shmee your driving on the nurburgring has become really good i have seen a massive change you are more confident

[alanmeals]

Robert seems like such a nice genuine guy and his love of cars I really appreciate. What a legend for letting you drive this amazing car.

[kneckel]

Robert: We are going to take it easy, because the tire pressure is high

Also Robert: Casually annihilates the track!

[sterling]

Tim, your content has been oh FIRE lately. It always is! How do you do it day after day?! Unreal man. Seriously thank you. We need more clean positive content like this in our lives (and during times like this).

[mclaren]

I mean, how many Pista owners can say "yes, when you're tracking it and building speed, the traction control in the corners is limiting". Robert you're fantastic with detailing experiences. Also, I absolutely like Tim driving before Robert drives. It provides great perspective. Keep doing this guys!

[ChrisPlow]

The Shmee and Mitchell show ! I could watch it all day long, ring laps in super cars. entertaining and informative as ever, well done chaps..

[errorcode]

9:46 you know you got things good when you can call downshifting a Ferrari too much a 'habit'! thanks for the great content, Tim!

[markhowarth]

A couple of minutes into the lap i thought “God Tim’s had his Porridge this morning” absolute stellar drive from you and from Robert. Absolutely love the acceleration of the Pista and the gear changes, goes like a missile!

Great video as always.

[yellowshelfreviews]

I'm loving shmee's new confidence on the lap ✊

[SalmanWarisKhan]

14:07 the way Robert comes out of the corner and corrects the car and looks at shmee.. love the content as always cheers

[tuneslife]

2 great laps from 2 great drivers! #Fact! Loving your faster laps on the ring Tim, mate... well done!

[mclaren]

I can watch you both talk about cars, their ownership, reliability, tracking them and daily use for a long time! Really great to have you both chatting and driving !

[DiscoR]

I just love how a Robert links his corners together.

[billyaz]

It takes a lot of confidence and skill to drive someone else’s supercar to that degree. Great job Tim and thanks for
another excellent and entertaining video.

[raullasvegas]

That Pista is just fantastic! It is so fast. Plus having Tim and Robert drive, just a pleasure. They are both really decent people, and that shows with their content.

[matthewmckittrick]

One of the best vid’s you have ever done. Really enjoyed this one.

[brian]

Beginning of the video: Wow! Shmee is really pushing that Ferrari!
And then they swapped seats...😁

[TheCarLovingSwede]

I've been following Misha (and Robert) since the beginning, so when my other favourite YouTuber visits them the videos are more amazing than ever!

[Wiggy]

Shmee you are definitively getting better at this. Very smooth drive. That Pista was planted. Tons of front end grip. The tires were the limiting factor.