On March 3, 2002, Michael Schumacher achieved his 54th Formula 1 victory by winning the Australian Grand Prix in a Ferrari F2001B. He drove this car in the first two stages of that season, but the next race, held in Malaysia, was not won by him, but by his younger brother Ralph, who was then driving for Williams. But Michael then finished third.
This Ferrari will be auctioned next week, which will be held August 16-19 in Monterey, California by the auction house Sotheby’s.
There is no doubt that the car with chassis number 215, which has left an important mark in the history of the team from Maranello, will arouse great interest among wealthy fans of curiosities. In addition, this is one of the few cars that has never finished a Grand Prix outside the top three.
That year Schumacher won his fifth championship title and this F2001B played an important role in his road to success.
About a year ago, another seven-time world champion racing car, the Ferrari F2003GA, went under the hammer for $13.2 million, making it the second most expensive car in history. And the record belongs to the Mercedes W196R of the 1954 model, driven by the legendary Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio: ten years ago, a unique car was sold for a truly fantastic amount of $ 29.6 million.
Source: F1 News
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