MAX VERSTAPPEN CHARLES LECLERC

The Belgian-Dutch racing wunderkind is the son of racing drivers Jos Verstappen, who also competed in Formula 1, and Sophie Kumpen. At 17, he became the youngest F1 driver in history to start a World Championship race when he debuted at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. Now, Verstappen, 25, was the 2021 and 2022 Formula 1 World Champion and can’t picture life any other way. “When I was little, my goal was F1 and, so far, it has been pretty good. I can’t complain,” said the pro, now in his ninth season and driving with Red Bull Racing. “This is what I have done my whole life. I can’t imagine myself doing anything else.”

THE 2002 FERRARI F2002: Michael Schumacher’s 2002 Ferrari F2002 took him to the finish line at the 2002 French Grand Prix. It sold for $6,643,750 when it was auctioned at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The impressive 25-year-old Monte-Carlo native won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017. Then, Leclerc stepped up to the F1 plate in 2018 and ranked No.1 during the 2022 Formula 1 driver standings after he won the Bahrain and Australian Grand Prix. In addition to his reported $12 million salary from his team, Scuderia Ferrari, Leclerc has endorsement deals with the sunglass brand Ray-Ban and the fashion house Giorgio Armani, the latter of which enlisted the driver as a campaign spokesperson in 2020 and outfit his team.

TEAMS & Drivers

THE 2010 MCLAREN MP4-25A: The 2010 McLaren MP4-25A was driven by Lewis Hamilton at the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix and the Chinese Grand Prix the same year. It sold for $6.6 million during a special auction event during the 2021 British Grand Prix.

THE 1993 MCLAREN MPA/8A: The 1993 Monaco Grand Prix winning McLaren MP4/8A, chassis #6 was sold at auction for $6.78 million in 2018.