There are claims that can sink a brand, and this could very well be one of them. Or didn't involve Pagani, Ford and the F1 world champion, Lewis Hamilton.
Also known for his passion for cars, Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton even maintains a collection of 15 exceptional models, chosen not only for their driving pleasure, but also as a form of investment.
“Nowadays, banks yield little or nothing”, commented, in statements to the British Sunday Times car section, the British driver, adding that “this is the reason why so many sportsmen — more men, since women are , usually a smarter species — they end up blowing your money. And that's something I'm very aware of."
Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1 driverIn my case, I don't understand anything about wine. I don't know much about art either. But if there's something I know and understand, it's cars, and at the same time, it's something I really like.
The Mustang “Scrap Pile” and the Pagani “Terrible to Drive”
It is the result of this passion that Hamilton currently has a judicious automobile collection, which the driver also sees as an investment, as in the case of the 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 or the latest Pagani Zonda, even more than for the pleasure of driving.For the F1 world champion, the Mustang is nothing more than “a beautiful car, but also a pile of scrap metal”, while the now-deified Pagani Zonda is just “a terrible car to drive! It has, without a doubt, the best sound of all the cars I own, but in terms of driving, it's the worst!”.
wow @LewisHamilton at red @FordMustang Shelby GT500 Eleanor looks awesome!
we can’t until @LouisKarsenbarg It's done! pic.twitter.com/VsfBz8gAtX
— Life On Unleaded (@LifeOnUnleaded) 10 February 2015
As a matter of fact, and also about the Zonda, Hamilton reveals that he even ended up “purchasing the manual version, as I didn't like the model with the semi-automatic gearbox at all”.
Mercedes-AMG and Ferrari in the crosshairs
However, Lewis is already thinking about those that will be his next acquisitions and that will increase (and enhance) the collection he already has. Starting with a unit of the supersports future of the star brand, the Mercedes-AMG Project One, already booked.
At the same time, the Englishman also admits that he will acquire a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, as well as a Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB, as long as it is identical to the one in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
As for the pleasure he derives from driving the machines he has in his garage, Hamilton acknowledges, in statements to the Sunday Times, that it is something that does not go beyond a couple of hours a day. Which is why “I have a trailer in Los Angeles and a helper who I call whenever I get tired of driving, so that I can pick up my car, no matter where I am”.
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