An iconic Mercedes F1 car could be sold for a world record ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚfee in exceಌss of £41 million.

Auctioneers ’s are responsible for selling the 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlin🐻ienw♏agen, which was driven by F1 icon Juan Manuel Fangio.

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

The current record is £19.6 million - hel🍌d by another Mercedes W196R.

It’s a race-winning F1 car i🍒n the hands of Fangio, victorious at the 195⭕5 Buenos Aires Grand Prix.

Sir Stirling Moss drove the sam✱e ch𝓀assis later that season at Monza, picking up the fastest lap.

Fangio would go on to secur🍌e his second world title in 1955, with Moss finishing runner-up in the standings.

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

It will now be auctioned on February 1, with a recor🔯d fee expected.

Most expensive F1 cars sold

Topping the list currently is the 1954 Mercedes W196R, which🌞 was sold for 19.6m in 2013.

The S💙ilver Arrow was sold at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with the auction held by Bonhams.

In second-place is Lewis Hamilton’s first race-winning Mercedes fro🐼m 2013.

That fetched £15.1m in 2023.

Complꦅeting the top💫 three is Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari from 2003.

It was sold for £10.7m in🐟 2022 at an auction i🌄n Switzerland.