£8.5m supercar, once owned by Lewis Hamilton, involved in another crash

A supercar which Lewis Hamilton sold for £8.5m has been involved in a crash - and not for the first time.
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1.
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1.

The Pangani ▨Zonda 760 LH was custom-made for the Mercedes F1 driver.

He sold it♋ a year ago at a💮 £7m profit but it has now been pictured in a crash.

It had a smashed windscreen after an incident in the Penmaenbach 𒁃Tunnel on the A55 in north Wales.

Ethan Gale, a supercar photographer, posted to soꦫcial media: “Very sad day in the motoring world this evening. A car I never thought I would see.

“Ever since seeing this on YouTube driving around Monaco back in the day, it's always been a dream car💃 to tick off the list.

“Late this afternoon this Pagani Zonda 760 LH previously owned 𝕴by Lewis Hamilton had crashed in the Penmaenbach tunnel, Conwy, North Wales.

“Hopefully the car gets a full restoration andꦕ is back on the road in the future.

What exactly happened is to be a mystery,' he said. 'But rumours go; it accelerated in the tunnel and⛄ lost control to the re﷽ar hit the wall and spun it.

“But the main thing is that the owner is okay. Cars can be repaired, people's lives can't.🥃”

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But in 2015 this supercar was involv﷽ed in another high-profile incident.

Then-owner Hamilton crashed it into parked vehicles whil🐓e driving in Monac🙈o.

It was a result of heavy partying and not mu😼c♛h rest for a week and a half.

“I am a bit run down,” he explained at🎃 the time. “I have been non-stop and trying to fit training in at the same time and not getting a lot of sleep.

“The last two days I have🎉 slept pretty much all day. I couldn’t believe how much I slept. I slept on the fligh♌t here. I usually sleep four or five hours but when you are training you need more than that.”

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