The McLaren MP4-25 of Lewis Hamilton sold at a high price
Last week, the single-seater driven by the seven-time world champion was sold for nearly 5.6 million euros, making it one of the most expensive F1 cars in history.
During the British Grand Prix, RM Sotheby’s auctioneers put up for auction Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren MP4-25, which was used during the 2010 Turkish GP. The British driver achieved 3 victories and secured a pole position with this car. The team founded by Bruce McLaren finished 2nd in that season.
According to the auction house, this collector’s item has attracted a lot of collectors, as indicated in the statement on their website.
This remarkable car has generated strong interest from collectors around the world wishing to acquire an important piece of the history of motor racing and F1, driven to victory by the most successful driver in this sport.
The sale took place after the British driver’s silver single-seater had stepped on the track at the Silverstone circuit.
One of the 5 most expensive F1 cars in history
The seven-time world champion’s McLaren was sold for a whopping 4.836 million pounds (approximately 5.6 million euros). With such an amount spent, the racing car from the Woking team has become the fourth most expensive Formula 1 car in history.
In the Top 5, we find Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/8A (1993 – 3.6 million pounds), Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren, Schumacher’s Ferrari F2002 (2002 – 5 million pounds), Schumacher’s Ferrari F2001 (2001 – 5.5 million pounds) and the most expensive F1 car is Fangio’s Mercedes W196R (1954 – 19.6 million pounds).
