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F1 Ferrari goes under the hammer: Schumacher won four times with this car
Written by Adrian Shintlemeister
Monterey (California/USA) – RM Sotheby’s US public sale home is presently providing this particular reward: an authentic formulation 11998 Ferrari F300. The car was pushed by Michael Schumacher (53). But every thing is in the value: the car ought to price at the very least 6 million euros.
With this F300 in 1998, Schumi won four times. The car is now up for public sale. © PR/RM Sotheby’s
The particular provide made the hearts of many Ferrari followers beat sooner: Kerpener won four times with this car in 1998. In the finish it wasn’t sufficient for the world title, which Mikka Häkkinen (53) won this season in a McLaren Mercedes.
But as public sale home RM Sotheby’s explains on its web site, the car stays a legend. These are the few Ferrari F1 chassis which have competed in at the very least three races and won each race.
This chassis is the most profitable undefeated Ferrari Formula 1 chassis of all time.
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The F300 laid the basis for Schumacher and Ferrari’s F1 dominance in the 2000s. The first Constructors’ Championship was held in 1999, and in the following 5 years Schumacher and the Scuderia beat everybody to victory.
In 1998, Hakkinen overtook Schumacher to win the title At the begin of the 1998 season, the Silver Arrows have been nonetheless on prime, however that was to vary. © AFP/William West In 1998, there was a fierce battle for the rating of F1 drivers: Mikka Hakkinen (now 53, left) and Michael Schumacher (53). In the finish, the Finnish won the foremost prize. © Editing: AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP/Vanderlei Almeida
The car is in glorious situation however can’t be moved.
The earlier proprietor bought the car immediately from Ferrari. © PR/RM Sotheby’s
The purchaser can make sure that the F300 is in prime situation. After all, the earlier proprietor purchased the car immediately from Ferrari and has stored a “checkbook” ever since, as the public sale home defined.
But this can also be mirrored in the value: the car is estimated at six to eight million euros. It should be out of attain for a lot of Scuderia supporters.
A purchaser ought to consider carefully about whether or not they need to drive an 800-horsepower race car in any respect. The lack of worth might be enormous and the provide of spare elements might be very small.
The car is in authentic situation. © PR/RM Sotheby’s
Bright crimson Ferrari and small particulars are eye-catching. © PR/RM Sotheby’s
Owning an actual Formula 1 car is a dream for a lot of horse individuals. © PR/RM Sotheby’s
“A novel alternative for considered one of the world’s most interesting collections,” says the public sale home. As a purchaser, you’re concentrating on individuals who personal one or one other uncommon car – very wealthy collectors or museums.
If you continue to need to hit, in fact you possibly can. His Car presently in California and scheduled for public sale on August twentieth.
Cover picture: PR/RM Sotheby’s