The chassis, which also took pole and finished second at the Luxembourg Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in the hands of Schumacher, arrived at Suzuka four points behind Hakkinen.
The car is for sale through the duPont Registry.
Although Schumacher took pole, his race went awry before the start when the car stalled on the formation lap, so he started at the back of the grid.
He pushed his way through the field and was in third position when he ran over the wreckage of an earlier collision between two other cars, his tire going flat three laps later. This allowed Hakkinen to secure his first F1 world championship title.
“First of all I want to congratulate Mika Hakkinen and his team,” said Schumacher. “They have performed better throughout the season and for that they deserve the title. I think we did not lose this championship at Suzuka, but in the first rounds of the season, when we were too far away.”
“I’m not too disappointed, because I think the team can be proud of what we’ve achieved this season. I feel sad for the guys, as all their hard work hasn’t paid off in the end. The engine stopped because the clutch didn’t work. he broke free and I don’t know why. All the work this weekend has been wasted because I had to start from behind.”
“The first laps were a lot of fun. All the other drivers were very fair and didn’t try to make my life difficult. I didn’t expect a rear tire to blow as I had problems with a front puncture which caused a lot of vibrations.” .
As we said, its price is 4.9 million dollars, which at the current exchange rate is equivalent to 4.43 million euros.
