Lewis Hamilton F1 car sells for MILLIONS at Las Vegas auction

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Las Vegas, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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Hamilton F1 car sells for MILLIONS at Las Vegas auction

The seven-time champ's car has a new owner

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Sunday 24 November 2024 17:00

One of Lewis Hamilton's former race cars went under the hammer in Vegas this weekend, fetching a huge price.

The Formula 1 legend stormed through the field to finish second in Saturday's race, from 10th on the grid, with just two races now remaining in his career with Mercedes.

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Hamilton will be chasing down a record breaking eighth world title, after a number of disappointing years with Mercedes have failed to yield a championship bid.

However, in a latest auction in Las Vegas, the sale harked back to Hamilton’s past, as the F1 world prepares for his future.

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A 2006 McLaren goes under the hammer in Las Vegas

Lewis Hamilton car sells for less than expected

Not only is the MP4-21 associated with the champion, but was also designed under the technical directorship of Adrian Newey in his final season with McLaren.

According to RM Sotheby's, it was the first McLaren model powered by a 'Mercedes-Benz FO108S 2.4-liter naturally aspirated V-8, originally rated to produce 750 hp at a spine-tingling 19,000 rpm'.

The starting price for the MP4-21 was originally reported to be $2,750,000 - $3,400,000 but in a shock result, the F1 car sold for less than the original expected starting price at 'just' $2.5 million dollars.

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