Ayrton Senna's Honda NSX has sold for £871,250 (approximately $1,169,000 USD) at RM Sotheby's The London Auction, more than three decades after the Brazilian drove the car during his Formula 1 career. Senna's association with the NSX went much deeper than simply driving one, with the three-time World Champion providing feedback during its development. By the start of 1991, Senna was a two-time World Champion and, under an agreement with Honda, had access to an NSX for his personal use. The red example was registered in Portugal in March that year, stored in Lisbon, and delivered to the F1 great whenever he was in the country. Senna drove the car to that year's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril, and it later appeared in the 1992 documentary Ayrton Senna: Racing Is In My Blood, as well as becoming known as the 'hosepipe' car thanks to famous photographs of the Brazilian washing it himself.
After signing for Ferrari ahead of the 1974 season, Niki Lauda was given a 1973 Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 by Pininfarina. Completed at the Maranello factory in December 1973, Lauda became its first owner as his fruitful relationship started with the Scuderia. Originally finished in silver, known as Argento Metallizzato, the Ferrari was initially registered on Italian 'tourist' plates, with Lauda later taking the car home to Austria. Reportedly high import costs meant keeping it in the country was going to prove expensive, and he eventually parted ways with the car in 1975. After spending some time in storage, the car was returned to roadworthy condition in 2025 before appearing at RM Sotheby's Munich auction, where it sold for €201,250.
After departing Formula 1, Daniel Ricciardo put a pristine 2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie up for sale. Developed jointly by Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing with Adrian Newey playing a key role, Ricciardo commissioned chassis number 089 to his own specification. Finished in 'Badger Blue' as a neat link to Ricciardo's 'Honey Badger' nickname, the car had covered just 160km and was offered by Broad Arrow Auctions at the Zoute Concours Auction, eventually selling for €2.12 million.
Lewis Hamilton has assembled an enviable collection of cars, including a 1995 McLaren F1, chassis 044, which sold for $15.62 million at the Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction in 2017. The 37th road-going F1 built, chassis 044 was also the first imported into the United States and the first to be made fully road legal there. Fernando Alonso has also cleared out space in his collection, selling his Ferrari Enzo in 2023 for £4,500,000. Alonso previously owned Chassis No. 1 and completed just 4,800km in this 2002 machine. He also sold his 2022 McLaren Elva, where car number 114 was a nod to his race number 14.
Michael Schumacher's 1996 Ferrari F355 GTS came up for auction a few years ago, complete with a huge signature from the seven-time World Champion on the back of the driver's seat. Having joined Ferrari for the 1996 season after winning two titles with Benetton, the Scuderia gave their new driver a road car featuring a 'Blu Le Mans' paint job. Meanwhile, Jenson Button's former Honda SZX50 moped, which served as his personal paddock transport during the 2003 and 2004 seasons, returned to the auction block and sold for £5,040 with a mere 415 miles on the clock.
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