Lewis Hamilton’s big confession about his $16.5M supercar collection

Lewis Hamilton has made a candid confession about his $16.5 million supercar collection.

Hamilton’s car collection is as impressive as his career resume, which includes a record 105 grand prix wins.

Among his haul is a Ferrari LaFerrari, 599 SA Aperta and a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427.

And he most recently added a $2.72 million Mercedes Project One.

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What did Lewis Hamilton say about his supercar collection?

Despite his enviable collection, Hamilton admits that he’s lost interest in adding to it.

Hamilton hasn’t added any new cars to his $16.5 million collection since the Project One.

Given that he has a net worth of approximately $285 million, he’s clearly not lacking in the funds department.

So what exactly is holding him back?

Hamilton admitted he wasn’t overly impressed by modern cars.

As reported by PlanetF1.com, the racing champion said: “Of course, I’m always looking at cars at home and see what would come out.

“But honestly, most of the cars today, they’re just all looking the same. There’s something missing.

“The old classics are the ones I would look at. If I was ever to go and buy another car, most likely it’s going to be an old classic, for the sound, for the emotion.

“There’s not a lot of brands today that are encapsulating that emotion. It’s not the same.”

He admitted that his money is going towards a different type of investment these days.

“I’m more into art nowadays,” he said.

“So that’s the sort of thing that I would indulge in, is discovering new artists, and particularly like black artists that are coming out of Africa, for example. So that’s what I generally would buy.”

Time and time again, paintings have proven to be a good investment.

Just take a look at the iconic Marilyn Monroe painting which sold for an astonishing $195 million.

Taking a look inside the spending history of a F1 champion

Beyond his eye watering collection of wheels, Hamilton has indulged in other avenues over the years.

One area of particular interest has been fashion and watches.

His watch collection clocks in at a mind blowing $680,000, the majority of which stems from two timepieces.

That would be two Patek Philippe Nautilus watches, one in black and the other in white.

They cost $263,000 and $285,000 respectively.

He also has a Sunseeker boat which cost him $3.9 million and was previously the proud owner of a $20.9 million Bombardier Challenger 605 private jet.

And on top of all that, he has a property portfolio worth more than $78 million, with houses in London, Geneva, New York and Colorado.

His $40 million Monaco penthouse may be the cherry on top, in our humble opinion.

It pays nicely to be a champion, but it turns out a car has to be really special to make it into this particular $16.5 million collection.