Ferrari->ke252 has a lot riding on the LaFerrari supercar->ke177. As the brand's new halo model and the successor to the legendary Enzo->ke389, the LaFerrari is being developed with the intention of turning it into one of the most prized hypercars in the market today.

So you can excuse Ferrari for testing its new pride and joy to the limit at its Fiorano test track. It's highly important for the automaker to ensure that the LaFerrari is in tip-top shape when production finally starts, and episodes like the supercar's recent brake failure are all par for the course.

It's still an embarrassing sight to see a LaFerrari conk out during its testing run -- that's probably why the company hastily covered the car in a red cloth to hide its identity -- but we all have to understand that Ferrari would much rather see its exotic lose it under its watch than when a buyer angrily calling to tell the company that the LaFerrari was a piece of junk.

It's a case of having the right perspective in situations like this. So when you see the LaFerrari lose its brake like how this fan managed to capture to it on video, it's probably something that Ferrari wouldn't mind seeing so that it can work out all of the supercar's kinks before sending off all 499 models for the expected million-dollar price tag it will command.

Click past the jump to read about the Ferrari LaFerrari

2014 Ferrari LaFerrari

The new LaFerrari supercar made its world debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show->ke228. It is powered by a 6.3-liter V-12 engine combined with two electric motors — one motor powers the driven wheels and the second drives the ancillaries. This system delivers a total of 963 horsepower — 800 by the V-12 engine and 163 from the electric motors — and peak torque in excess of 663 pound-feet.

The LaFerrari can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds and up to a top speed of more than 217 mph.