Michael Schumacher’s uncommon 220mph Ferrari Method One automotive, a bit of racing historical past, is about to be auctioned, with expectations of fetching tens of millions of kilos.
This iconic automotive, pushed by the seven-time Method One World Champion throughout the 2002 Method 1 marketing campaign, is the Ferrari F2001B which Michael Schumacher piloted to victory on the Australian Grand Prix. This triumph was a vital step towards securing his fifth world title later that yr.
Michael Schumacher additionally raced the identical automotive to a exceptional third-place end on the Malaysian Grand Prix, after a powerful comeback from twenty first place following an early pit cease. Following this race, the German driver transitioned from the Ferrari F2001B to the Ferrari F2002 for the rest of the 20222 Method 1 marketing campaign.
Now, this historic 3.0-litre V10 Ferrari, a key a part of Michael Schumacher’s 2002 Method 1 World Championship marketing campaign, is up for public sale by RM Sotheby’s, anticipated to draw a staggering worth.
A RM Sotheby’s spokesperson defined: “Ever because the daybreak of cars changing into collectible gadgets, competitors vehicles have comprised essentially the most fascinating tier resulting from their rarity and particular aura achieved by victory on the observe. For the previous a number of a long time Method 1 has been the undisputed chief in prime stage motorsport and has developed into a world family sport. The place legendary names comparable to [Ayrton] Senna, Schumacher, and [Lewis] Hamilton will undoubtedly be remembered and recited for generations to return.”
“The groundbreaking expertise developed from these high-performance marvels has fuelled tons of if not hundreds of supercars, which have additionally reached top-level collectable standing. It’s the F1 vehicles, nevertheless, produced in extraordinarily restricted numbers of not more than six to 12 chassis every year, which have the potential to change into the true kings of the collector automotive market sooner or later. With solely roughly 30 Michael Schumacher race-winning Ferraris in existence, a provide quantity similar to the 250 GTO and 250 Testa Rossa manufacturing numbers of the Fifties and Nineteen Sixties. These examples are among the many most elite of all trendy collector vehicles, with the inhabitants slimming down to only over a dozen examples in case you are set on discovering the perfect from a World Championship-winning yr. Additional contemplate that almost all of those rarefied Ferraris are locked away in long-term collections; every instance to return to market represents a possibility that no astute, forward-looking collector can afford to disregard.” – the spokesperson added.
The public sale for the enduring Ferrari is scheduled from August 15 to 17 in Monterey, California. With a information worth reaching as much as £7.7 million, this sale follows a earlier public sale final yr the place the identical automotive fetched £6 million.
The spokesperson continued: “With a victory at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix and an extra third place podium at Malaysia in 2002, this very automotive – chassis 215 helped propel Michael Schumacher to a then record-tying fifth World Championship. Cementing the automotive’s legacy among the many best possible of all competitors Ferraris to depart Maranello.”
Tragically, Ferrari F1 legend Michael Schumacher has been absent from public view for over a decade following a extreme head damage sustained in a snowboarding accident in 2013.
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