Once a Formula 1 car has had its time - be it a championship winner or a pack-chaser - it rarely gets to see a race track again. Sitting in the manufacturer's heritage museum for people to pore over or doing the rounds at sponsorship events is par for the course - and equivalent to putting a pedigree race horse out to pasture. A few get sold at auction for a great cause - much like Michael Schumacher's Ferrari F2001 race car which broke a record to become the most valuable modern era F1 car ever sold at $7,504,000. A portion of the proceeds is to be donated to Schumacher's
. But much like Da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' the car is unlikely to be seen much now it's in the hands of a private buyer.
So what if you wanted to do something more with an F1 car? Taking it to BOSS GP where you and other individuals blessed with heavy wallets can use them as track day toys is one option. But we prefer Red Bull's thinking; which is to spend large amounts of money on turning them (back) into a public spectacle. God bless 'em.