Post by Wß on Sept 27, 2017 20:21:19 GMT
The Ferrari that Michael Schumacher drove to his last ever Monaco Grand Prix victory is up for auction in Sotheby’s Contemporary Fine Art auction in New York on November 16.
Chassis #211 is also the F2001 in which the seven-time world champion secured his fourth world title, with victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The car is expected to fetch around US$4million when it goes under the hammer.
The F2001 was a product of the fabled Ferrari ‘dream team’ led by Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and Paolo Martinelli, and it was the dominant machine of the season. It allowed Schumacher to match the outright record for Formula 1 wins – 51, held since 1993 by Alain Prost – and he would then surpass it on his way to a new mark of 53 wins by season’s end.
During the 2001 season, Schumacher won a total of nine grands prix in the F2001, taking the title in this very chassis in Hungary.
Chassis #211 is also the F2001 in which the seven-time world champion secured his fourth world title, with victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The car is expected to fetch around US$4million when it goes under the hammer.
The F2001 was a product of the fabled Ferrari ‘dream team’ led by Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and Paolo Martinelli, and it was the dominant machine of the season. It allowed Schumacher to match the outright record for Formula 1 wins – 51, held since 1993 by Alain Prost – and he would then surpass it on his way to a new mark of 53 wins by season’s end.
During the 2001 season, Schumacher won a total of nine grands prix in the F2001, taking the title in this very chassis in Hungary.
The car is expected to bring in around US $4million when it goes under the hammer.