Michael Schumacher’s title-winning Ferrari F2001 has been auctioned as a piece of contemporary art for $7,504,000 (£5.7 million). RM Sotheby’s contemporary Art evening Auction in new York offered the F2001, which was at first expected to fetch around £3 million.
The F2001 brought the seven-time formula One world champion to his fourth drivers’ title as well as his second with Ferrari. The Italian marque likewise took its 11th constructors championship with the F2001. The chassis being auctioned, number 211, was the extremely vehicle that Schumacher won the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix in, which was one of Ferrari’s nine victories in the 2001 campaign.
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At the time, the F2001 as well as Schumacher set the record of many points in a season with 123 points. The German completed all bar three of the 17 races in the 2001 calendar on the podium.
The vehicle was purchased not for its performance however rather the heritage that it possesses. Both Ferrari as well as Michael Schumacher are names synonymous with formula One, as is the Monaco Grand Prix, the most prestigious event on the F1 calendar. marry the three together with the renowned bright red silhouette draped on 90’s as well as 00’s Ferrari F1 cars, as well as you’ve got a contemporary art piece with lots of pedigree.
The F2001 was expected to fetch over $4 million (£3 million) when it went under the hammer. After a six-minute bidding war, the renowned F1 vehicle offered for £2.7 million much more than expected. It is still driveable as well as it is likewise eligible for historic motor racing.
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