Learn to drive in your own Ferrari

Driven's exclusive Ferrari FF story on Saturday prompted one reader to tell us about the carmaker's plans for customers in China.

It's a dream scenario - the mostly novice drivers will do their driver education course behind the wheel of a brand new Ferrari.

"In China, is not unusual for a rich father to give a Ferrari model to his son for his 18th birthday," said Edwin Fenech, president and CEO of the Shanghai-based Ferrari Greater China subsidiary.

To prepare those teenagers for the power of the Italian brand's supercars, Ferrari offers a driving course for beginners.

Fenech says that the class is not just for young people. "Many successful businessmen in the their mid-50s to early 60s who decide it is time to celebrate their success with buying a Ferrari, also need to learn how to drive - because they have been chauffeur-driven for their entire careers."

Ferrari aims to sell 7000 cars globally this year: 400 in China, up from 300 in 2010.