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Which makes Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari extremely rare
Alpine’s Spanish driver contributed to the development of this Ferrari during his time with Scuderia in Formula 1.
He can drive with the Alpine team in the Formula 1 championship and on the road he usually performs with the French company’s models, but Fernando Alonso has a very special Ferrari in his collection that he rarely takes out of his garage.
The reason for LaFerrari, one of 499 sold worldwide. But what makes the super sports car of the two-time Formula 1 world champion so special? The Extremely Rare Color”Nero DS OpacoThis is one of only three black LaFerrari mats in the world.
Alonso reportedly drove his rare Ferrari on the streets of Monaco right after the Grand Prix. Whose value? Although there is no official price for the Italian supercar, a similar LaFerrari was recently auctioned for around €4.4 million!
For the record, LaFerrari is the first hybrid Ferrari and was in production from 2013-2016, passing the baton to the open-top Aperta, of which 210 units were released from 2016-2018.
It is powered by a 6.3-liter V12 that produces 965 hp in combination with an electric motor and a KERS system. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The time for 0-100 km/h is 2.6” and the top speed reached is 352 km/h.
In fact, Alonso contributed to the development of the car, having driven for Scuderia from 2010 to 2014.
Source: sport 24
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.