A one-of-a-kind jacket made from seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton's race-worn suit from the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix has gone up for auction.
The auction is set to run from November 27 to December 5, 2024, and is part of a collaboration between PUMA, the Mercedes Formula One team, and London-based creative studio Raeburn.
The proceeds from the sale will go to a non-profit organization empowering young people, which is in line with Hamilton's own personal charitable efforts with Mission 44 and Ignite.
This comes after Lewis Hamilton secured a second-place finish in the Las Vegas Grand Prix after he made his way through the field from a tenth-place start. Speaking to the media after the race, Hamilton explained:
"I had a great time, when you're progressing it's always a great feeling.
"It felt very much like my old days [karting] at Rye House, starting at the back and coming through – so it was great.
"[It was a] really good balance in the car today, felt a lot better than it was yesterday – particularly Q3 – but it's just phenomenal for the team.
"It is slightly bittersweet as if we had qualified where we should have yesterday, I think I could have won. Nevertheless, I didn't think I would have been able to finish P2 today before the race so I'm very happy."
There had been speculation earlier in the season that the British driver was past his peak. However, the seven-time champion put those opinions to bed after clinching his home race win in Silverstone in July followed by a win in Belgium and an incredible run in Vegas where he drove from P10 to P2.
Hamilton is also set to join Ferrari in 2025. After racing with Mercedes since 2013, where he secured six of his seven Drivers' Championship titles, Hamilton is set to leave the team to fulfil a childhood dream of one day driving for the iconic Maranello-based squad. On top of this, he is also eager to fight for his record-breaking eighth championship title.
Speaking to the media about his upcoming move at the time of the announcement, Hamilton explained his decision-making behind the move:
"I feel like... it was obviously the hardest decision that I think I've ever had to make. Obviously I've been with Mercedes for, I think it's like 26 years they've supported me, and we've had an absolutely incredible journey together. We've created history within the sport, and it's something I take a lot of pride in and I'm very proud of what we've achieved.
"But I think ultimately I'm writing my story and I felt like it was time to start a new chapter."
He added:
"Of course, I think for every driver growing up, watching the history, watching Michael Schumacher in his prime, I think probably all of us sit in our garage and see the screen pop up, and you see the driver in the red cockpit and you wonder what it would be like to be surrounded by the red," Hamilton said.
"You go to the Italian Grand Prix and you see the sea of red Ferrari fans and you can only stand in awe of that. It's a team that's not had huge success recently, since 2007, and I saw it as a huge challenge. Without a doubt, even as a kid, I used to play [on games] as Michael in that car, so it definitely is a dream and I'm really, really excited about it."
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