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Michael Schumacher, very strong emotion: it’s about to happen and the fans are already moved
Michael Schumacher, very strong emotion: it’s about to happen and the fans are already moved. Each time it’s a breath of the past that upsets
Despite the fact that Michael Schumacher has started a new life away from everyone since the day of the accident on the snow in Méribel almost nine years ago, fans are still close to him. Even more so when pieces of his history come to mind, like a Ferrari F50 that once belonged to him and is now going to be sold.
The name of this spider is enough to evoke very fond memories in fans of the red team, because it was in the mid-90s, it was precisely at this time that the era of the German champion in Maranello began. In his very personal private collection, he never lacked iconic models from the Modenese manufactory, even though he actually kept them as true works of art.
This had notably been commissioned by Weber Management GmbH, the company run by the German sample manager. It sat in Schumacher’s garage from 1997 until 1999, when it was purchased by a private Japanese collector who has now decided to put it up for sale. She has therefore recently arrived in England and after being serviced, she is ready for her new owner.
Michael Schumacher, very strong emotion: his Ferrari also bought by Maradona
The Ferrari F50 was born as a two-seater spider to celebrate the first 50 years of activity of the brand and developed the idea of Piero Ferrari who wanted to market an F1 racing car but on the road. It is no coincidence that it is equipped with a narrow V 12-cylinder engine directly derived from the one that powered Nigel Mansell’s Ferrari 640 F1 in 1989. In all, 520 horsepower and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/ h in just 3.8 seconds.
The model went on sale at a price of 850 million lire. Only 349 copies, sold in a very short time, with the clause for each owner to order only one model to avoid any speculation. In particular, Schumi’s has only covered 3,750 km and on the dashboard it bears an original autograph by Sergio Pininfarina who designed it. 
A model that has gone directly into history and has won over many athletes. Diego Armando Maradona and Mike Tyson (a model that recently sold for around $5 million) owned one.