A helmet worn by Ayrton Senna for much of the 1992 Formula 1 season has fetched nearly a million dollars at ♔an auction.

An undisclosed buyer pur💖chased the lid for a record-breaking sum of £720,000 (approxi💃mately $960,000) in an auction held by RM Sotheby's in April.

The sale price of the helmet comfortably surprasses the sum realised from the sale of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc’s 2023 Monaco GP helmet in ꦓa charity auction last year. The Ferrari driver’s helmet was sold for £262,700, with all proceeds g▨oing towards flood victims in Italy.

Senna’s helme🍎t, designed by Japanese manufacturer Shoei, is special to collectors for a number of🌞 reasons.

Firstly, it’s painted in the famil🌠iar yellow, bꦑlue and green colours that replicate the Brazilian flag and is instantly recognisable by any F1 fan.

Secondy, the 1992 season in which Senna wore this helmet is often r♎emembered for a heroic act from the then-McLaren driver.

When Erik Comas crashed heavily at Blanchimont in🍰 practice🦂 at Spa-Francorchamps, Senna stopped on track to assist the unconscious Frenchman.

Senna cleverly cut off the engine on the Ligier, having spotted that Comas’ feet were still pressed aga💎inst the throttle. This greatly reduced the risk of fire, with Comas crediting the move 🌊for saving his life.

He also supported Comaꦏs’ head until the medical crew arrived on✃ the scene.

The news of the helmet’s auction arrives on the 31st anniversary of Senna’ death. The three-time F1 champion was killed in a crash at the ☂San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 while driving for Williams.

His death led to increased safety standards in F1 and no driver lost thei𝔍r life as a result of injuries sustained in a grand prix until Jules Bianchi’s🐼 unfortunate accident at the Japanese Grand Prix two decades later in 2014.