Eric Clapton has spent a staggering $4.8 million on a custom-made Ferrari to add to his collection.The guitarist is also a renowned car collector, teamed up with designers at the Italian manufacturer's Special Projects division to re-body the Ferrari 458 Italia.

It was built in homage to one of Clapton's favourite vehicles, the 1970s Ferrari 512BB, which he crashed.

His passion for Ferrari, music and technology are some of the topics the exceptional guitarist is talking about in the video interview exclusively on Ferrari.com.

In the interview Eric Clapton confirms: “I love the sound of Ferraris and I, as a musician, can confirm that these engines deliver proper music. I have to say that my weak point is the 12-cylinders’ music.”

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