F1 Driver’s Gear Raises Almost EUR 430K At RM Sotheby’s Auction

RM Sotheby recently conducted a charity auction under the banner “Charles Leclerc for Emilia-Romagna!”. As the name suggests, it was personally undertaken by the current Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc, and the auction was to help those estimated 20,000 displaced people living in Emilia-Romagna. Four items, all worn by the F1 driver during the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix, were put up to raise money. The Bell HP77 full-face helmet became the most expensive racing helmet ever sold at an auction at EUR 306,000. The second item, the race suit, bagged the highest bid of EUR 61,000, whereas the third (rain-stained gloves) and fourth (race-worn boots) items were sold for EUR 42,000 and EUR 20,400, respectively. Put all those numbers together, and the sum total is EUR 429,600.