Michael Schumacher’s “final masterpiece” Ferrari set for big-money auction
Historicꦫal Michael Schumacher Ferrari is up for grabs

A classic Ferrari F1 car driven by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Schumacher is set for auction.
The 2006 Ferrari 248 F1 could become one of the most expensive F1 cars everꦚ purchased when it goes under the hammer with RM Sotheby’s in November.
Schumach📖er drove this car in his final season before retiring (for the first time), in 200🌊6.
The legendary driver won five grands prix in the 254 chassiﷺs as he battled Fernando Alonso, who ultimately won the F1 title that season.
I🔴t means this car is Schumဣacher’s final Ferrari F1 machine.
After a three-year retirement he returned to drive for Mercedes but never recreated his꧅ Ferrari heyday.
The immense historical value has been described as Schumaཧcher’s “final masterpiece” by the auctioneers.
The car was purcha﷽sed directly from Ferrari by its only own♓er since.
This was also Ferrari’s first V8-powered Formula 1 car since 1964. In this chassis,ౠ Schumacher beat Ayrton Senna’s pole position record🎐.
“In the world of motorsport, Michael Schumacher’s name is accurately used to define the pinnacle of racing - synonymous with greatness, which we often hear referenced,” said Sh🔯elby Myers, Head of Private Sales, RM Sotheby’s.
“There are, however, cars that Schumacher drove and perhaps won a race or two in, and then there are the few cars that truly define his legacy, such 💧a💟s chassis 254. When we peel back the layers, very rarely does a Schumacher-era car carry as much weight as this one.
“My professional acumen involves determining what some of the worl💟d’s truly great cars are, especially those which we believe will be among the most important o💞f all time for generations to come.
“There is no question that we consider the competition variants of any manu🃏facturer the most sought-after. This has been true for every era of car collecting.
“As we triangulate what truly defines greatness, intrinsic characteristics such as manufacturer brand equity, astonishing aesthetic beauty, associated racing drivers, absolute rarity, significant ownership provenance, and so forth all factor into the equation. Perhaps the single most important defining characteristic a꧂mong these elite competition cars is their racing record.
“Chassis 254 is at the very top of the pyramid. Never before has anything carrᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚying the Schumacher name come to public sale with mor🌊e wins or podium finishes.
“In fact, there is only one other chassis with more wins than chas💟sis 254. In his last season with Ferrari, this car defined the legacy of perhaps the🎃 greatest driver in history, competing with one of the most storied automotive brands of all time. It truly does not get better.”

James was a sp💃orts journalist at Sky Sp💙orts for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.