Lewis Hamilton’s first F1 race-winning Mercedes car estimated to fetch £8-12m at Las Vegas auction
H🍃amilton’s W04 - which h❀e drove to score his first victory for Mercedes at the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix - will go under the hammer in Las Vegas on the Saturday of the F1 weekend.
It will be the first Hamilton-🅘driven Mercedes car to be offered for public sale and is estimated to reach an eye-watering figure between £8.2-12.4 million.
In comparison, Hamilton’s 2010 Turkish GP-winning McLaren MP4-25A coll𝔍ected ‘just' £4.8m in 2021.
"In the world of automotive greatness, few marques match the allure of the Mercedes Silver Arrows🔜,” said RM Sotheby’s global head of private sales Shelby Myers.
"The Mercedes W196, which sold for $29.6milꦕlion, remains the most valuable Formula 1 car ever so൩ld. However, it's the Mercedes-Benz Uhlenhaut Coupe that fetched $ 142 million, cementing the Silver Arrows' place in history books as one of the world's most valuable and recognisable brands.
"Now, adding to the legacy of t𝄹he Silver Arrows, we introduce the W04 – a car whose🍃 significance cannot be overstated.
"Driven by Formula 1ꩲ's most successful driver and sporting icon, Lewis Hamilton, this car delivered his very first win in a Mercedes F1 car, signalling the beginning of the marque's most dominant period: the 💛Hamilton-Mercedes dynasty.
"This pairing can only be compared to Jordan and the Bulls, Brady 🐠and the Patriots, or Messi and Argentina.
"Given the unparallel🌄ed 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.
"This undeniable piece could emerg🅷e as one of the most coveted collectibles in the foreseeable future."
Hamilton’s 2013 Hungarian GP triumph marked his first of an i🔴ncredible 82 wins for Mercedes.
At the time, it was just Hamilton’s 22nd grand prix v꧃ictory.
The 38-year-old is n🍰ow a seven-time world champion after racking up six further world titles with the German manufacturer since making the switch from McLaren at the end of 2012.
Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for ltxcn.top aro🧜und the world. Often reporting on the action from the ground, Lewis tells the stories of the people who matt🌸er in the sport.
