29/04/2025 07:25
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that it was "pretty crazy" to have a
trading card of himself sell for $1 million last year. It was
announced on Monday that the seven-time world champion had entered
a multi-year deal with Fanatics Collectibles , the company which
owns the iconic Topps trading cards. F1 Topps trading cards have
been on the market for several years, although Hamilton's new
partnership is entirely new and bespoke. Before entering the
unique partnership, the Ferrari driver had already made history
with Topps, with one of his cards selling for just over $1 million
at the end of 2024. In December last year, a one-of-a-kind 2020
Topps Chrome F1 autographed Superfractor sold for just over $1
million – the first F1 Topps trading card to sell for seven
figures. Remarkably, the card was found in a pack purchased by a
child before the value of the specific Hamilton card was
discovered. "I mean, it's pretty crazy," Hamilton told The
Athletic, regarding the value of the seven-figure card. "I've never
thought that would ever be the case. "The story of it, where the
kid had bought it through a pack, the difference that purchase
would have made to him and his family would have been huge. "I can
only imagine these things are just going to continue to go up now,
especially with the store opening. "I know there's another big
launch of another league coming up and just the growth of the
business. It's got me really hooked. "I was opening up those boxes
just now, and I was like, I need to get myself some more of these
boxes."
