Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari is up for auction for 7 figures

Another Formula 1 car driven by seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher will go up for auction at the end of this month.

We’re talking about the 1997 Ferrari F310 B that the German drove at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend. According to auction house RM Sotheby’s, the chassis was used only in qualifying, after which Schumacher returned to another car.

At the next round in Italy the same chassis was driven by Schumacher’s teammate Eddie Irvine, who qualified sixth and finished eighth. The Irish driver drove this car again in Austria, starting from sixth place, but retired from the race after a collision with Jean Alesi.

The car was in reserve status at the stages in Germany and Japan, but it never made it to the track.

Ferrari sold the chassis in 1999 and it was subsequently fielded several times, most notably during the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​to celebrate Schumacher’s 50th anniversary.

The auction will take place in Paris on Wednesday, January 28. According to RM Sotheby’s estimates, the cost of the lot may vary between 5.5 and 7.5 million euros.