It’s not without a little anxiety that you flip the door catch and slide into the 458’s body-hugging seat. Many of the controls are on the steering wheel. It’s the most complicated wheel fitted in a road Ferrari, though there is nothing like the 24 buttons and switches of its F1 cars. The 458 is only offered with a Getrag seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox which works either as a full automatic or at the behest of the driver by pulling paddles behind the steering wheel. There is no manual option.