An iconic Mercedes F1 🀅car coulꦇd be sold for a world record fee in excess of £41 million.

♔Auctioneers ’s are responsible for selling the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinienwagen, which was driven by F1 icon Juan Manuel Fangio.

RM Sotheby are taking bids starting at £41 million (50 million euros), w🔴hich would break the record for an F1 car being sold.

The current record is £19.6 million - held 🌟by another Mercedes Wꦺ196R.

It’s a r𝓰ace-winning F1 car in the hands of Fangio, victorious at the 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix.

Sir🅘 Sti🤪rling Moss drove the same chassis later that season at Monza, picking up the fastest lap.

Fangio would go on to secure his second world title in 1955, w💯ith Moss finishing runner-up in the standings.

In 1965, Mercedes donated the car to Indianapolis Motor Spee꧑dwa𓆉y museum, where it has remained for 59 years.

It will now be auᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚctioned on Febru🐻ary 1, with a record fee expected.

Most expensive F1 cars sold

Toppin♕g the list currently isꦛ the 1954 Mercedes W196R, which was sold for 19.6m in 2013.

The Silver Arrow was s🌸old at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with the auction held by Bonh🍌ams.

In second-place is Lewis Hamilton’s first rac꧂e-winning Mercedes fr🦩om 2013.

That fetched £15.1m in 2023.

Completing the 🐭top three is Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari from 2003.

It was sold for £10.7m in 2022 at an auction in Sw༒itzerland.