Lewis Hamilton has no more cars!
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- 22/09/2025 9:56
Wishing to align his lifestyle with his environmental beliefs, Lewis Hamilton has sold all his cars!
Lewis Hamilton has never hidden his passion for beautiful collector cars. Over the years, the seven-time Formula 1 world champion had built a dream collection: Mercedes SLS AMG, G-Class 63 with 6 wheels, McLaren F1 (sold for 16 million dollars), Shelby Cobra, Mustang GT500, LaFerrari, not to mention his famous purple Pagani Zonda, a unique model that the Brit himself deemed “horrible to drive”.
However, there was a twist during the Baku Grand Prix. In front of the media, Hamilton dropped a line that surprised the entire paddock: “I have no more cars. I’ve parted with all my cars.” From the AMG One to the Shelby Cobra, everything has vanished from his garages. Even his private jet and his F1 car W04 from the 2013 season have been sold.
Behind this radical choice lies an evolution of thought. Like Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton is seeking to align his lifestyle with his environmental beliefs. Keeping a fleet of fuel-guzzling vehicles no longer matched the message he wants to convey. “I am more interested in art now,” he confides. Paintings, sculptures, works by young emerging Black artists or from Africa: the British driver is turning to other forms of beauty.
The exception Ferrari F40
However, Hamilton has not completely renounced automobiles. When asked what he might still buy one day, he replies without hesitation: “The Ferrari F40. Because it’s a magnificent work of art.”
A highly symbolic choice. The ultimate model approved by Enzo Ferrari before his death in 1988 remains a legend: 1,315 units produced, V8 twin-turbo engine with 478 hp, top speed of 324 km/h… but above all, it possesses a timeless aura. Today, an F40 exchanges hands for around 2 million euros.
During his official presentation as a Ferrari driver this year, Hamilton decided to pose in front of Enzo’s house in Maranello, alongside a red F40. A photo that has become evident, almost prophetic.
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Sir Lewis’s garages are now empty, but his taste for aesthetics remains intact. Simply put, he no longer expresses himself in cylinders, but in canvases and sculptures. With one exception: the F40, which he sees less as a car… than as a “sculpture on wheels.”
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