Schumacher's old F1 car sells for a bargain £195k

When can you ever call a £195,000 classic Formula One car a bargain? When it was driven by the most successful F1 driver ever, Michael Schumacher.

This Benetton-Ford B191 was due to go up for auction with Coys this Saturday 10 August at the Nurburgring, but the car has now been sold ahead of going under the hammer for just £195,000. With track-only specials such as the Pagani Zonda R and Ferrari FXX costing well over £1 million, this special single-seater with plenty of history looks to be a snip.

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By Sean Carson, contributor, MSN Cars