Lewis Hamilton reveals the astonishing secrets of his dream Ferrari: the F40 was driven just 43 miles, its engine bears his i……more

Lewis Hamilton reveals the astonishing secrets of his dream Ferrari: the F40 was driven just 43 miles, its engine bears his i……more 

Lewis Hamilton’s dream Ferrari has turned out to be even more special than he first revealed. After bringing his newly acquired F40 to the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, the seven-time world champion shared new details about its extraordinary history. He’d been searching not just for low mileage, but for an F40 with an authentic, untouched story — no heavy modifications or repaints. What he found was remarkably close to a time capsule

  The previous owner had reportedly driven the Ferrari just 69 km, about 43 miles, from Maranello to his home after buying it, then parked it and never started it again, as reported by Crash. The car sat under a cover for decades as dust accumulated around it. Incredibly, the passenger door had apparently never even been opened. It was exactly the kind of untouched example Hamilton wanted, unlike auction listings that often showed low-mileage cars that had been repainted or altered.

   The discovery created a dilemma for Hamilton. He admitted he considered leaving the dust-covered Ferrari untouched and keeping it as an automotive art piece. In the end, he chose to send it to Ferrari’s Maranello factory for a careful restoration to bring it back to life, rather than leave it locked away. The result was a freshly revived F40 that still carried its original character, including an engine that even bore his iconic number 44.