Italy Soccer Serie A

Balotelli, 22, is well known for his love of karting but is forbidden by his contract with AC Milan to drive the mini karts because of injury. However to get his fix in, bosses at the track allowed him to take the gleaming Ferrari 450 out for a few circuits of the high speed circuit.  Read more after the jump.

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The former Manchester City star turned up at the Pala K karting complex on the outskirts of Milan with a group of pals.

He spent almost an hour at the club speeding through the curves and chicanes of the 600 metre track in his Ferrari as his pals cheered him on from the stands before they went for a bite to eat. 

Balotelli, who had a go kart track built in the garden of his Cheshire home when he was at City, is a regular at the Pala K centre and would often turn up even while living in England.

*PHOTOS IN GALLERY ABOVE*

Daily Mail