Although during his time playing for McLaren and Mercedes-Benz, Lewis Hamilton showed that he was a “hard-core fan” of this brand by owning many limited car models. More specifically, Ferrari is a very strict car company in choosing owners of super products worth millions of dollars.
Ferrari 599 GTO: This is the first Ferrari owned by Lewis Hamilton. He bought this car in 2010, and was competing for the McLaren racing team with his first championship in 2008.
The exterior of the car is painted Nero Setoso black, accompanied by contrasting yellow brake calipers. Lewis Hamilton is often seen using this car in Monaco.
The car’s interior is covered in Nero black Alcantara material, with Giallo yellow decorative motifs. The carbon fiber Sabelt racing seat is up to 17 kg lighter than the standard version.
Short for Gran Turismo Omologato, the Ferrari 599 GTO was first launched in 2010, as a legal version of the 599XX race car, which was introduced in 2009.
The heart of the Ferrari 599 GTO is a 6.0L naturally aspirated V12 engine, 670 horsepower and 620 Nm of torque. Therefore, the 599 GTO is 50 horsepower more powerful than the 599 GTB, but 100 kg lighter than the standard version.
Equipped with a number of technologies inherited from the 599XX, the 599 GTO is capable of accelerating from 0-100 km/h in 3.35 seconds, before reaching a speed of more than 335 km/h.
Ferrari only limited production to 599 units of the 599 GTO. In 2016, Lewis Hamilton sold the car with only 2,622 km on it. Currently, the car belongs to the collection of a famous car enthusiast living in London and Hong Kong. The resale price of Ferrari 599 GTO is more than 700,000 USD.
