LEWIS HAMILTON left fans in Japan stunned as he casually rocked up to a car meet in a £4MILLION Ferrari.
The seven-time world champion pulled up to the meet in Yokohama in a Ferrari F40 ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.
Hamilton couldn’t resist visiting the Daikoku Parking Area in Yokohama, which is a must-visit for car enthusiasts in Japan.
Fans went bezerk when they saw a red F40 pull up and park between a Subaru Impreza and a widebody Honda NSX.
And jaws fully dropped when the driver switched off the engine and stepped out of the car to reveal his identity as none other than Hamilton.
Hamilton is a huge fan of the Ferrari F40 and has previously described it as a “piece of art”
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He has never owned one but it is the one car he has always dreamed of purchasing.
Hamilton revealed last year that he sold his ENTIRE car collection to focus on his new passion of art.
The Brit once owned a megabucks 15-car haul of limited edition Ferraris, Mercedes and McLarens.
The jaw-dropping collection was estimated to be worth around £13million and kept in private garages in Monaco and Los Angeles.
He was asked last season if he would like to buy Ferrari’s latest flagship supercar, the F80.
He said: “I don’t have any cars anymore,
“I don’t have any cars, so I got rid of all my cars. I’m more into art nowadays.”
But he added: “If I was going to get a car, it would be the F40. But that’s a nice piece of art.”
Hamilton was pictured posing next to an F40 outside of Enzo Ferrari’s house during his first visit to Ferrari’s Maranello at the end of January.
Ferrari F40
A Ferrari F40, widely considered one of the greatest supercars ever made.
As of March 2026, the value of a Ferrari F40 is at an all-time high.
Market Value (2026)
- Average Condition: Expect to pay between $3 million and $3.5 million.
- Pristine / Low-Mileage: Exceptional examples are currently trading for $4 million to $5.5 million.
- Record Sales: In January 2026, a 1992 model with only 458 miles on the odometer set a record, selling for $6.6 million.
Why Is It So Expensive?
- It was the final car personally overseen and approved by Enzo Ferrari before his death.
- It has no power steering, no power brakes, and no electronic driver aids—just a twin-turbo V8 and a manual gated shifter.
- While Hamilton recently announced he sold off most of his private car collection to focus on art and sustainability, he has publicly called the F40 the “one car he’d still want” and a “piece of art.”
Hamilton and new girlfriend Kim Kardashian were spotted last week together in Tokyo before this weekend’s Grand Prix.
The pair, who were exclusively revealed by The Sun to be dating earlier this year, took a stroll around the streets before being sighted by fans.
He will take to the track at the Suzuka Circuit for practice ahead of the third race of the season on Thursday.
Ferrari driver Hamilton has had a strong start to 2026 after failing to get on the podium last year.
He came fourth in the opener in Australia before climbing to third last week in China.