Ferrari: the last big Ferrari of Michael Schumacher was sold to a millionaire personality

SWe assume that the family Schumacher I had felt a twinge of nostalgia on learning from Formula 1 Who is going to the auction R. M. Sotheby’s. Because there is a double-edged sword that made history in Formula 1: I made Jim Clark With Lotus; He wrote that Jackie Stewart With TerrellHe amplified it ; Ayrton Senna With McLaren… But if there is a car driver couple that aroused passions all over the world, and not just in one country, this is Michael Schumacher and Ferrari.

A small number of winning cars

The existence of one of the approximately 30 cars That Schumacher It led to Victoria At the Grand Prix it’s like cherishing a Dali painting. So you can imagine being the owner of the car to which he arrived Five victories It can cause tachycardia to the richest collector , who besides being fascinated by the best wants to be able to sell the same car in a few years More money; What it cost.

If you are a fan of Formula 1 , you will remember that the early years of the 2000s were exceptional for Ferrari, even Renault and Fernando Alonso They crossed paths with each other. The Italian team suffered from the drought that has been happening since 1979 They won their last drivers ‘ title and in 1983 His last World Cup finals, so in 1993 They were brought from Peugeot Talbot to Jan Todd As a sports manager to turn this situation around.

Star signings

Todd, an effective manager, managed with Marlboro money to bring 1996 to Michael Schumacher, A year later a Rory Byrne As chief designer and Ross Brown As an artistic director. This led to an era Ferrari-Schumacher Which culminated with Five driver and constructor titles between 2000 and 2004.

To combat a Fernando Alonso, That he was 2005 champion, An Italian brand created in 2006 F-248. The car was from a business Aldo Costa And it had almost the same measurements as the 2005 model , although it appeared Aerodynamic improvements And a new engine 2.4 L volt 8 Which at the beginning of the season delivered 730 hp (Which will be 785 At the end of the Year), replace Version 10 3.0 The one they raced with in 2005.

Chassis 254

One you see in particular was Fifth Of the eight hulls built for the season, the following were set Structure 254. Which premiered was Luca Bador, Then a test for the team , in the Romanian circuit Vallelunga, And was assigned to Michael Schumacher To work for the first time in San Marino Grand Prix. He could not have started better: he took the first two steps, bypassing Record 65 first place When departing from Ayrton Senna, And in the race that Renault Alonso held and took Victoria.

Two weeks later, the structure 254 Travel to Neverburgring In order to The European Grand Prix, Where the German again took Victoria Thanks to a better stopping strategy than the one used by the Spaniard, he has already won two victories from two entries with that car.

In Spain, Great Britain and Canada Things were not perfect for the structure 254 and Schumacher, They are chained Three second places. But to the next appointment, in Indianapolis, Schumacher He took his car to First place and victory a day later, This allowed the German to move to only 19 points from the championship lead.

Last pole position

Magnicore, The following quote, would represent Third place For this unit and 68 and the last one that the German will get. Then, on the run , it will be again The first car To see the checkered flag.

After that, big prizes from Germany (Hockenheim), Where again Schumacher I would like to take the structure 254 to victory; And Hungary, Which entered the German Eighth place With a car that suffered damage to its aerodynamic package.

After that, that unit was withdrawn from the Grand Prix. It was intended Promotional work Through Istanbul and Shanghai under the leadership of Luca Badoer and Felipe Massa, although Schumacher He returns to his orders on October 29, the New York Times In the traditional End of season celebrations Ferrari in Monza.

Michael the last and Kimi the first

The relevant detail of this unit is that it was The last Ferrari of Formula 1 That the German will drive and the first one he will try Kimi Raikkonen, Who arrived in 2007 To replace the German he took over at his controls at the end of January.

The same thing 2007 Ferrari sold out A wealthy and passionate collector added it to his impressive garage. Since then this owner has taken pleasure Rent the Fiorano rink several times For him only in order to experience the same experience as Schumacher (albeit slower, we assume). But one is tired of everything and more than a decade has passed since then He doesn’t touch her, So he lost his status For sale.

It provides her with a small set of spare parts, which includes items such as Tires And a External starter motor. Considering the record of success that Michael has on his head , we understand that he expects from the auction a figure higher than Ten million euros (We will find out the estimated figure closer to her auction , which will be November 14, the New York Times).

Of course, the buyer will have to add to this the cost of returning the car to Maranello To process it after more than 10 years of inactivity, if you want to squeeze out all the juice from it. And the Review It will not come cheap.