Lewis Hamilton sells entire £13m car collection including Mercedes he helped design

Lewis Hamilton revealed ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that he has sold his entire car portfolio, pivoting his collection towards art instead. Among the vehicles in his possession was a Mercedes AMG-One, which he contributed to the design process of, and his iconic Ferraris.

Hamilton has been collecting cars since the early days of his Formula One career, accumulating as many as 15 luxury motors with a combined price tag in the region of £13million. However, the seven-time world champion's petrolhead days are now behind him. "I don't have any cars anymore," the Ferrari driver explained ahead of the race in Baku. "I don't have any cars, so I got rid of all my cars. I'm more into art nowadays." He then added: "If I was going to get a car, it would be the [Ferrari] F40. But that's a nice piece of art."

Hamilton owned a plethora of vehicles, including Mercedes and Ferrari motors. The Brit placed two orders for the Mercedes AMG-One - for himself and his father - and also boasted a Mercedes-Maybach S600, and a Mercedes EQC SUV in his collection.

The legendary Brit also owned three Ferraris, including the limited edition 599 SA Aperta, worth over £2m and limited to just 80 versions in circulation. Hamilton has even sold his classic Ford Mustang Shelby, too, which had a value of over £4m.

While Hamilton has no plans to reignite his collecting days, the 40-year-old is interested in car design. Ahead of his Ferrari debut in Melbourne, he revealed: "One of the things I really want to do is to design a Ferrari. I want to do an F44. Baseline of an F40, with the actual stick shift. That's what I'm gonna work on for the next few years."

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For now, though, Hamilton's efforts are focused on helping Ferrari in their Constructors' Championship fight with Mercedes, and ending his wait for a first podium with his new F1 squad.

However, the Stevenage-born star is not hopeful of claiming his 106th Grand Prix victory, and first with Ferrari, in 2025. "A win is a bit far-fetched, considering I've been sixth, seventh and eighth for most of the season," he declared in Baku.

"I would love to get a podium for the team at some stage. Charles has had five of them. I feel optimistic coming into the weekend. I feel like I've found a couple of things, and now I need to work on extracting them. So, I really hope that this weekend can be the start of that."