As the drama of Drive to Survive returns to our screens and fans clamour to learn more about the F1 stars away from the track, Auto Trader, the UK’s largest automotive marketplace, has revealed that Lewis Hamilton holds a significant lead over Max Verstappen in the car collection stakes.

While he may have struggled to keep pace with his rival in recent years, Hamilton’s collection of ten stunning cars is worth an estimated £27.8 million* which is over £21 million more than Verstappen’s, despite the Dutch driver owning three more cars than his rival.

The key differential and the most expensive car in either collection is the Brit’s 1995 McLaren F1 car, a version of which was recently sold at auction for a whopping £16.1 million*. Yet not all his cars are worth eight figures. On the other end of the spectrum is Hamilton’s Mercedes-Benz EQC SUV with the average used price of the same model on Auto Trader retailing for £40,584.

Although he owns an array of vehicles, Hamilton has recently shared that he prefers to drive electric cars when not on the racetrack. He currently drives a Mercedes-AMG EQS Sedan worth £86,165 (average used price on Auto Trader). With his arrival at Ferrari now less than a year away, it will be interesting to see whether the brand, who currently only offer ICE and Hybrid models can provide him with a fully electric option to add to his LaFerrari Aperta and LaFerrari.

Verstappen’s £6 million collection is by no means modest. His crown jewel is his exquisite, limited edition Aston Martin Valkyrie, of which only 150 cars were created and it cost him £2.7 million when purchased. Like Hamilton, the Oracle Red Bull Racing driver also appears to have a big interest in Italian cars, owning a Ferrari Monza SP2 worth £1.3 million (price paid for the car at time of purchase), a Ferrari SF90 Stradale Assetto Fiorano £371,351 (average used price on Auto Trader) and a Ferrari 488 Pista £347,834 (average used price on Auto Trader).

Away from this epic rivalry, in the battle of other Brits F1 stars, McLaren’s Lando Norris holds a clear lead (£1.2 million total collection value) over Mercedes driver George Russell (£782,484 total collection value). Perhaps unsurprisingly given their youth, neither driver currently owns a vehicle worth more than half a million pounds, yet their passion for fast cars is clear. Norris owns both a Lamborghini Aventador (£304,725 average used price on Auto Trader) and a McLaren 765LT Spider (£349,972 average used price on Auto Trader) with Russell opting for high speeds in the Ferrari 812 Superfast (£238,815 average used price on Auto Trader)

Discussing the various collections, Rory Reid, YouTube Director at Auto Trader said: “Drive to Survive has been a game changer for broadening the reach of Formula 1. While the race day scenes are amazing, for me, like for so many other viewers, what is also cool is finding out more about the drivers lives when they are not competing, especially what cars they are driving. While we know exactly what brand of car they will be racing in, it’s fascinating to see the broad range of cars and brands that these stars drive away from the track, especially those of rival brands.”

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