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Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari F2001 sold for 15.98 million euros

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A few days ago, a Ferrari F2001 owned by Michael Schumacher was sold at auction for 15,980,000 euros. It is one of the most expensive F1 cars ever sold at auction, and the entire amount was paid to the Keep Fighting Foundation, which continues the charitable work of the seven-time F1 champion.

This car from the 2001 season achieved outstanding results with drivers Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. Thanks to them, at the end of the season Ferrari was the constructors’ champion with 179 points, 77 more than McLaren-Mercedes, and Schumacher became the drivers’ champion with 123 points.

“Just winning the Monaco Grand Prix would make this car very significant, but the fact that it was driven in a season that saw the drivers’ and constructors’ titles, the first ever tied in Ferrari’s history, takes it to a whole new level. We are excited that chassis 211 is once again at the site of a historic victory, and it is a privilege to be selling the car during the Monaco race weekend,” said Augustin Sabatie-Garat, sales director at RM Sotheby’s.

Also, what makes this F1 car stand out from the rest is that this Ferrari F2001 is the only car in which a German driver has won both the Monaco Grand Prix and the drivers’ title, as well as the last car to win Monaco in the same year as he won the title.

The F2001 is powered by a 3.0-litre V10 engine that develops 825 hp. It should also be noted that the most expensive Ferrari ever sold was the one driven by the legendary Michael Schumacher.

Source: RM Sotheby’s

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Michael Schumacher's Ferrari F2001 sold for 15.8 million euros
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The Supercar Junkyards of Dubai

The Middle East is home to rich people, whose wealth is often beyond estimate. Many of them are car enthusiasts and owners of many very rare supercars that, after an accident, end up in a junkyard. One of the many junkyards in Dubai, there is a Lotus Eletre.

A video of one of the most valuable junkyards in the world was published on the YouTube channel Hagerty. The guys from this channel explored junkyards near Dubai and spotted a Lotus Eletre model that at first glance looks new without any damage. It is believed that it could have been damaged in one of the floods that occasionally occur in Dubai, which is understandable since it is an all-electric car.

The video shows Bentleys cut in half, Ferraris stacked on Aston Martins, and a lot of disassembled parts of other expensive cars. All the parts are arranged in certain sectors to make them easier to find, because this is no ordinary junkyard.

The entire space is divided into sections, so there is a section for American muscle cars such as Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge, then a section for super sports models Ferrari, Porsche and Aston Martin.

The video is so interesting that it’s hard to put it into a few sentences, so watch it for yourself.

Source: Hagerty via YouTube

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The Supercar Junkyards of Dubai
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2002 Audi RS4 Avant sold for $175,000

Between 1999 and 2001, Audi produced the B5 version of the RS4, and 6,030 units rolled off the production lines. One of these, a 2002 Audi RS4 Avant, recently sold at auction for $175,000.

The car was imported to the United States as new and modified to meet local regulations. It is finished in Avus Silver Pearl Effect and is in very good condition. Compared to the S4 station wagon on which it is based, the RS4 has widened wheel arches along with revised bumper covers, grilles, doors, side skirts, roof rails, a rear wiper, and twin exhaust outlets. Interestingly, Audi never offered this version in the United States.

Inside, heated and electrically adjustable Recaro sports seats are upholstered in black leather with debossed RS4 logos on the backrests. In front of the driver is a leather-wrapped steering wheel and a digital odometer showing 11,242 kilometers (~7k miles). Additional equipment includes automatic climate control, cruise control, a Bose sound system, and an Audi Symphony CD/cassette stereo linked to a six-disc CD changer that is mounted in the rear cargo area.

Under the hood is a 2.7-L V6 engine that, thanks to two Borg Warner K04 turbochargers, has 375 hp (280 kW) and 325 lb-ft (440 Nm) of torque, which is enough to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds with an electronically limited speed of 250 km/h. Power is sent to all four wheels via a six-speed manual transaxle and a Quattro all-wheel drive system with a Torsen center differential.

Source: Bring a Trailer

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2002 Audi RS4 Avant sold for $175,000