Felipe Massa’s uncommon Ferrari LaFerrari has been put up for public sale, with the automotive anticipated to fetch as a lot as €5 million greater than a decade after the previous Formulation 1 driver first took supply from Maranello.
The automotive, which options a number of customized touches linked to Massa’s Ferrari profession, is being listed by RM Sotheby’s and is already attracting main curiosity from collectors world wide.
With fewer than 4,000 kilometres on the clock and signatures from each Massa and former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo, this explicit LaFerrari stands out as one of the distinctive examples ever supplied publicly.
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Felipe Massa’s LaFerrari stays carefully tied to Ferrari historical past
Regardless of being lower than 15 years outdated, the LaFerrari has already secured legendary standing inside automotive historical past.
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In response to Auto, Motor, und Sport, alongside the Porsche 918 and McLaren P1, it fashioned a part of the so-called “holy trinity” that launched a brand new period of hybrid efficiency hypercars.
Ferrari produced solely 499 examples of the LaFerrari, with patrons personally chosen by the producer somewhat than buying by regular dealerships. That exclusivity instantly turned the V12 hybrid into certainly one of Ferrari’s most fascinating fashionable collector vehicles.
Massa acquired his LaFerrari shortly after leaving Ferrari on the finish of the 2013 Formulation 1 season. The Brazilian joined the Scuderia in 2006, initially alongside Michael Schumacher, earlier than spending almost a decade racing for the group.
Throughout his Ferrari profession, Massa claimed 11 Formulation 1 victories and helped Ferrari safe the 2008 Constructors’ Championship. He additionally got here inside one level of defeating Lewis Hamilton throughout one of many closest title battles in Formulation 1 historical past.
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The automotive itself was configured in a black and crimson specification chosen personally by Massa, together with Nero paintwork, black Alcantara inside trim, Rosso Corsa accents, and non-obligatory FXX-Okay wheels.
Particular signatures and low mileage enhance collector curiosity
One of the crucial private options seems between the seats, the place the restricted manufacturing plaque consists of the message “Grazie Felipe” alongside the signature of former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo.
Massa additionally signed the dashboard of the hypercar, additional strengthening the Formulation 1 connection connected to the automobile.
The LaFerrari was initially delivered to Massa in Monaco throughout 2014 and remained in his possession till 2021 earlier than finally being exported to Denmark by its present proprietor.
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A lot of the automotive’s mileage was gathered whereas Massa owned it, with the odometer nonetheless displaying fewer than 4,000 kilometres.
In response to the RM Sotheby’s public sale itemizing, the Ferrari is predicted to promote for between €4.5 million and €5 million when bidding closes on Could 21.
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