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FULL THROTTLE – THE SCHUMACHER COLLECTION SOARS: RM SOTHEBY’S ONLINE AUCTION OF F1 AUTOMOBILIA HITS $2.6M, OUTPERFORMING ESTIMATES BY NEARLY 70%

FULL THROTTLE – THE SCHUMACHER COLLECTION SOARS: RM SOTHEBY’S ONLINE AUCTION OF F1 AUTOMOBILIA HITS $2.6M, OUTPERFORMING ESTIMATES BY NEARLY 70%

Entirely online, RM Sotheby’s offered an incredible opportunity for racing fans worldwide to acquire automobilia from the illustrious career of Michael Schumacher, a seven-time Formula 1 World Champion. The majority of the items featured were race-worn suits, helmets, and other related artifacts, with the helmet results undeniably the highlights of the auction. Other pieces of automobilia signed by the great Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost also found wide appeal. Enthusiasts, fueled by the escalating global interest in Formula 1, eagerly bid, driving the sale to levels far surpassing expectations. The auction, presented entirely without reserve, highlighted both Schumacher’s and Formula 1’s grand and growing appeal to collectors. By the auction’s close, the total selling price reached $2,604,876, a notable 68.8% surge over the pre-auction high estimate of $1,791,850.

Top 10 Lots

2003 Michael Schumacher Schuberth Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Helmet         $120,000

2004 Michael Schumacher Schuberth Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Helmet         $109,200

2001 Michael Schumacher Schuberth Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Helmet         $109,200

2001 Michael Schumacher Schuberth Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Helmet         $98,400

2002 Michael Schumacher Schuberth Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Helmet         $97,200

2002 Michael Schumacher Schuberth Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Helmet         $87,600

2002 Michael Schumacher Schuberth Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Helmet         $87,600

2001 Michael Schumacher Schuberth Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Helmet         $85,200

1994 Michael Schumacher Bell Benetton Formula 1 Helmet                             $79,200

2003 Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari OMP Formula 1 Signed Racing Suit $78,000

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