Mansell sold a unique model for 6,250 euros

We talked about an auction held by RM Sotheby’s, where everyone was offered to buy various types of sports trophies and other items from Nigel Mansell’s personal collection, including helmets, caps, steering wheels and even bottles of champagne.

In total, the auction raised approximately 2 million pounds sterling, but one of the lots attracted particular attention. We are talking about a unique souvenir related to the events of the 1991 British Grand Prix, where Mansell, driving a Williams FW14, achieved the 18th victory of his career. But fourth in that race was classified for Ayrton Senna, who was second until the last lap, but just before the finish the tank of his McLaren MP4/6 ran out of fuel.

Mansell, having received the checkered flag, drove slowly to the pits and greeted the British fans filling the Silverstone stands, and to his great surprise he saw Senna standing at the side of the road. Nigel slowed down, the Brazilian settled into his Williams and Mansell gave his opponent a lift to the pit lane.

In 1994, after Senna’s tragic death, British sculptor Stephen Jones gave Mansell a special gift: he created a unique composition that captured this striking episode and remained forever in the history of Formula 1. The dimensions of the base on which the model is mounted are 760 x 410 mm, height The composition is 240 mm and reproduces both the Williams car that Mansell drove that season and both drivers with impressive realism.

The auction organizers expected the lot to sell for a maximum of 2,300 euros, but a buyer who wished to remain anonymous paid 6,250 euros for it. In principle, he is understandable: the work is truly unique, it was personally owned by the 1992 world champion and it is clear that its value will only increase over time.