Six-figure fee to buy Charles Leclerc’s helmet is a new F1 record
Auctioneers RM Sotheby's said it is no꧟w the most expensive F1 helmet ever sold.
The 162,000 Euros (£139,100) paid⭕ in 2019 for a race-worn helmet belonging to Ayrton Senna was previously the biggest sum ever forked out f🦄or an F1 helmet.
🍒But Leclerc has now broken that record in his attempts to help the victims of the Emilia Romag𓂃na floods in Italy.
The 'Charles Leclerc꧑ for Emilia-Romagna' auction was set up to help those who suffered in the region where F1 were forced to cancel a grand prix last month.
Fifteen people died an✱d many more lost their home🏅s.
Leclerc raised a total of £368,800 at the auctioꦦn.&n෴bsp;
His race suit sold for £52,500, his𝕴 boots for £1🦋7,500 and gloves for £36,100.
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