Lewis Hamilton has landed the Ferrari F40 he's wanted since childhood, pulling a dust-covered example from a 30-year garage hibernation and shipping it to Maranello for a full factory restoration. The seven-time champion sold his entire car collection in 2025—Pagani Zonda 760 LH, Mercedes-AMG Project One, LaFerrari, '66 Shelby Cobra—but held out for the F40, calling it "a nice piece of art" ahead of last year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He made sure a F40 was waiting for him on his first day at Ferrari. The Maranello engineers spent weeks on the project, working through what appears to be an engine-out rebuild. Hamilton teased behind-the-scenes footage for his YouTube channel and racked up 278,000 likes in the first day. The move caps his shift from hypercars to art collecting, with one exception: the twin-turbo V8 icon that defined Ferrari's 1980s supercar era, now the lone holdout in a garage emptied for canvas and sculpture.
Read the full story at Motorsport.comLEWIS HAMILTON REVEALS FERRARI F40 RESTORATION PROJECT AFTER SELLING ENTIRE CAR COLLECTION
Lewis Hamilton has landed the Ferrari F40 he's wanted since childhood, pulling a dust-covered example from a 30-year garage hibernation and shipping it to Maranello for a full factory restoration. The seven-time champion sold his entire car collection in 2025—Pagani Zonda 760 LH, Mercedes-AMG Project One, LaFerrari, '66 Shelby Cobra—but held out for the F40, calling it "a nice piece of art" ahead of last year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He made sure a F40 was waiting for him on his first day at Ferrari. The Maranello engineers spent weeks on the project, working through what appears to be an engine-out rebuild. Hamilton teased behind-the-scenes footage for his YouTube channel and racked up 278,000 likes in the first day. The move caps his shift from hypercars to art collecting, with one exception: the twin-turbo V8 icon that defined Ferrari's 1980s supercar era, now the lone holdout in a garage emptied for canvas and sculpture.
