A “gifted racer” who was “nothing short of a phenomenon”, is how Sotheby’s described the great Michael Schumacher. The F1 racer, synonymous with the iconic Ferrari red and his record-breaking  7 World Championships was an absolute animal on the racetrack. With robotic perfection that outperformed all his rivals, he was a class apart. So, naturally, years later when his memorabilia went on auction recently, he struck gold with $2.6 million in proceeds.

10 months ago, Schumacher’s championship-winning Ferrari F2003GA (Chassis 229) was auctioned for $16.5 million. It was a record-breaking buy that only the German racer’s talent can justify. With that historic sale in the rearview mirror, in August of this year, auction house, Sotheby’s listed ‘Full Throttle – The Schumacher Collection’ to go under the hammer over a period of 3 weeks from August 16 to September 6.

150 artifacts, that were accumulated over a period of 30 years were specially curated. It included 75 lots of race-worn clothing, helmets dating back to his karting days, and bottles of celebratory champagnes. All these items were brought to Sotheby’s by a Japanese Consignor who is also a huge Schumacher fan. When such art-fact-like items are up for sale, it is bound to rake in the big bucks. And it sure did. According to reports from Bild, all the items were auctioned, garnering $2.6 million in the USA.

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This is such a beautiful piece of news. But look at how the universe has balanced it out. Unfortunately, this ‘good news’ comes at a very dark time for Schumacher fans.

Michael Schumacher gets labeled a “Case without Hope” by a close aide

Michael Schumacher has been in an unresponsive state ever since his 2013 skiing accident in a hotel in France. Though his family doesn’t reveal anything about the progress in his condition, the entire world of motorsport and his fans keep praying for his complete recovery. However, the German racer’s close friend and F1 journalist, Roger Benoit, has given a very gloomy update on his condition.

Benoit said, “There is only one answer to this question and that is what his son Mick gave in one of his rare interviews in 2022: ‘I would give anything to talk to dad’. This sentence says everything about how his father has been doing for over 3500 days. A case without hope.”

They say sport, and life, in general, is a great leveler. As much as it hurts to know about this bitter story, we have no choice but to accept it and keep hoping that the F1 legend finds his way back to being absolutely healthy.

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