Six-figure fee to buy Charles Leclerc’s helmet is a new F1 record

Auctioneers RM Sotheby's said it is nowꦍ 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 for an F1 he𒀰lmet.
But Leclerc has now broken that record inᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ his attempts to help the victims of the Emili🌜a Romagna floods in Italy.
The 'Charles Leclerc for Emilia-Romagna' auction was set up to help those who suffe🍃red in the region where F1 were forced to cancel a grand prix last month.
Fifteen people died and many more lost their𝔉 homes.
Leclerc raised a total of £368,ꦡ800 at the auction.
His race suit sold for £52,500, his boots for £17,500 and gloves🐬 for £36,100.

James was a sports journalist at Sky S෴ports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.