No One Hates Potholes More Than Sir Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart is famous for a lot of things but it turns out that he’s a grade-A pothole hater. One might go as far as to say that he’d like to eliminate potholes from the face of the earth. In fact, he hates them so much that he’s willing to fill them himself. On top of that, he’s evidently ready to sell off five of his most prized supercars to avoid having to hide them from the roadway blemishes.

“I am extremely fortunate and eternally grateful to be the owner of these five beautiful hybrid sports cars, which, in my opinion, are true works of art,” Stewart wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.

“Unfortunately, because of the potholes on our roads, I may have to find new owners for them. I’ve been driving these iconic Italian cars since the 70s, and I absolutely love and adore them. This post is for my fans – thank you, as you are the sole reason I own them.”

Let’s break down what we’re looking at here. The car nearest the camera is a Ferrari LaFerrari. Next is a Lamborghini Aventador SV. Then, we have another Aventador but this time it’s an SVJ. Behind it is another pair but this time Ferraris. The yellow car is an SF90 and the white car is a 458 Italia. Sir Stewart seems a bit confused as only the SF90 and LaFerrari are actually hybrids.

What he’s not confused about is his hatred of potholes though. Face it, while he must love sports cars, he must really dislike potholes if he’s willing to be rid of the cars. He’s proven that he’s willing to get his hands dirty to fix the problem too. In 2022, the rockstar got into a row with local authorities after he fixed some roadways with the help of friends. He posted a video of himself shoveling gravel and dirt into several potholes near his home.

That sparked the ire of the city council. “While we appreciate Sir Rod’s commitment and community spirit, we discourage anyone from carrying out work on the roads themselves,” said Essex Highways in a statement at the time.

We can’t confirm the authenticity of the comments on Reddit but several users complain about potholes in the nation.

“I can’t drive half of my cars into the city, we have horrendous roads even on the highway,” said one. Look at this exchange too. Perhaps Lamborghini and Porsche have a wider audience for their lifted supercars than they might have first thought.

In short, this pothole controversy isn’t one that an elderly rockstar is drumming up all on his own. Other one-percenter supercar owners agree with him. Interestingly, it’s not just the upper crust that feels this way. One poster said of riding his bike in London “It’s like cycling on roads in a developing country.”

That all said, it seems apparent that the UK needs to sort out its pothole problem. Let’s not send Sir Rod Stewart back out onto the streets. He’s got several tour dates to show up on time for and, if the roads get fixed, maybe he gets to keep his cars.