One thing to remember is that this was a settlement and not a judgment. It is not unusual for large companies (read that as "deep pockets") to settle a case rather that risk a potentially larger jury verdict, additional legal fees and bad publicity. Porsche paid out $360000 for its part and it probably would have spent more on legal fees to try the case. As the most profitable auto company in the world this was nothing.

The picture of the wall jutting out like that so close to a straight just screams bad accident waiting to occur.