Former Formula-1 boss helped out a record amount for a collection of cars

Bernie Ecclestone announced the sale of 69 painters to the heir to the Red Bull Empire Mark Matheshitsa. According to Tom Hartli Jr., we are talking about the largest one-time transaction in the history of automobile collections, and the buyer repeatedly blocked the last record. They did not call the exact amount, but the question is at least about £ 500 million ($ 645 million).

In December last year, it was assumed that the car would be auctioned one at a time, but Mark Mateshits made an offer that the former formula 1 boss could not refuse. It turned out that it was not only about money: Bernie Ecclestone said that it was important for him to transfer the collection to reliable hands. “Mark is the best and worthy owner whom we could just imagine,” said a 94-year-old businessman.

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The reason for the sale is prosaic: Bernie Ecclestone stated that he was at an advanced age, and in the case of his death, car dealers will bring his wife Fabiana crazy. The former Formula 1 boss admitted that it was worth thinking about selling earlier, but in the end everything turned out well. Mark Mateshitz promised to take care of a unique collection, replenish it, and in the future even arrange a museum with free access.

The Bernie Ecclestone collection personifies the history of Formula 1. In some hands, it was possible to collect carriers of different eras from the 1950s to the 2000s: each car has its own story, related to the great champions of the past-Alberto Askari, Mike Khotornaya, Nicky Lauda, ​​Michael Shumacher and others.

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