Fans of Lewis Hamilton, take note! The first race-winning Mercedes F1 car owned by the seven-time F1 world champion will soon be up for auction. This is the first time a Mercedes F1 car driven by Hamilton is available for purchase by the general public. The race vehicle for sale is a Mercedes F1 W04 that Lewis Hamilton drove during the 2013 campaign. More precisely, it was chassis number four that gave the British driver the lead and solitary victory in a season that was dominated by Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel. It also put the driver on pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix. When Hamilton abruptly left McLaren to join the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team in 2013, it took the world by surprise. But as everyone knows, that’s what happened after 2014. It signaled the start of one of the most dominant runs in Formula One history.

The Mercedes F1 W04’s provenance from the final season of Formula One with V8-powered race cars adds to its already high collector value. The series required teams to convert to a V6 turbocharged starting in 2014. The magnificent-sounding 2.4-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine in Hamilton’s vehicle could generate over 800 horsepower. It is anticipated that the extremely valuable Formula One car, which will be auctioned off by RM Sotheby’s at the Official Auction during the Las Vegas Grand Prix next month, will bring in between $10 million and $15 million.

Few brands can rival the appeal of the Mercedes Silver Arrows in the realm of automotive excellence, according to Shelby Myers, Global Head of Private Sales at RM Sotheby’s. The Mercedes W196 is still the most valuable Formula 1 car ever sold, having sold for $29.6 million.

But it was the Mercedes-Benz Uhlenhaut Coupé that sold for $142 million, making the Silver Arrows one of the most valuable and well-known brands in the world and earning a spot in history. We now introduce the W04, a vehicle whose significance cannot be exaggerated and which adds to the heritage of the Silver Arrows.