Lewis Hamilton’s maiden Grand Prix-winning Mercedes set to be auctioned at Las Vegas GP
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Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff (Via IMAGO)
Following his seven years of racing for McLaren, Lewis Hamilton joined Mercedes in 2013. He made Toto Wolff’s side one of the most dominant sides in F1 history. He won his first of many Grand Prix wins in the 2013 Hungarian GP, driving the Mercedes W-04 amidst Sebastian Vettel‘s dominant run.
The car Hamilton drove in Budapest, The Mercedes W04 chassis, is up for auction with RM Sotheby’s and will headline its Las Vegas sale on 17 November, Saturday, during Vegas F1 race weekend. This is supposed to be the first Hamilton-driven car to be offered to the public up for auction.
The car carries an auction estimate of £8.2-12.4million ($10-15m). The car is so precious that RM Sotheby’s global head of private sales, Shelby Myers, said: “In the world of automotive great-ness, few marques match the allure of the Mercedes Silver Arrows.”
As reported by Aautosport.com, he added, “Now, adding to the legacy of the Silver Arrows, we introduce the W04 – a car whose significance cannot be overstated. Driven by Lewis Hamilton, this car delivered his very first win in a Mercedes F1 car.”
Lewis Hamilton’s car might be one of the most coveted collectibles in the foreseeable future
According to Shelby Myers, the Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes pair is like Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, Tom Brady and the Patriots, and Lionel Messi in Argentina. He said, “This pairing can only be compared to Jordan and the Bulls, Brady and the Patriots, or Messi and Argentina. This undeniable piece could emerge as one of the most coveted collectibles in the foreseeable future.”
The long history of Mercedes is a pretty impressive one with their designs and their cars. Myers added to it by the significance of the challenger and it’s connection to Hamilton, elevating it beyond a regular F1 car. He said, “Given the unparalleled lineage and being the sole example outside of Mercedes’ origination publicly available, the pairing of Lewis and the W04 elevates it beyond just a Formula 1 car.”
After Hamilton’s victory in the vehicle, the cost goes up even further. Myers asserts that “This undeniable piece could emerge as one of the most coveted collectibles in the foreseeable future” because of its popularity.
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