{"id":629023,"date":"2026-04-26T03:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/629023\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T03:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:08:16","slug":"valtteri-bottas-helmet-from-first-cadillac-f1-race-goes-to-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/629023\/","title":{"rendered":"Valtteri Bottas helmet from first Cadillac F1 race goes to auction"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Exclusive Miami GP Auction<\/p>\n

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LOT 001: 2026 VALTTERI BOTTAS HELMET<\/p>\n

ESTIMATE: \u00a340,000 – \u00a350,000<\/p>\n


\n F1 Authentics, operated by Memento Exclusives, has revealed a historic piece of modern memorabilia set to be auctioned from the current Formula One season.
\n Miami Auction LOT 001, the race-used helmet worn by Valtteri Bottas at the season-opening Formula 1 Qatar Airways Australian Grand Prix 2026,
\n and the first-ever race-used helmet of the Cadillac F1 Team, is now available for collectors to bid on during the limited-time F1 Authentics Miami GP Auction. \n <\/p>\n

\"Valtteri<\/p>\n


\n With a guide price of \u00a340,000 – \u00a350,000, race-used helmets are, by nature, scarce pieces of memorabilia, each capturing a moment in time and unique stories from the track. This is an extremely rare example, as it is not only tied to one of motorsport\u2019s most popular and accomplished drivers, but also to Cadillac\u2019s maiden appearance in Formula One. \n <\/p>\n

\"Valtteri<\/p>\n


\n Across his illustrious career, Valtteri Bottas has achieved 10 race wins, 67 podiums, and 20 pole positions, and has twice finished runner-up in the World Drivers\u2019 Championship. His return for 2026 as one of the first two drivers (alongside Sergio P\u00e9rez) to ever represent the Cadillac F1\u00ae Team is another achievement in a career full of landmark moments. \n <\/p>\n

\u201cMy race worn helmet from Melbourne this year. My first ever race for Cadillac (and) my first ever race for GM. A big moment for me, making my return to Formula One\u00ae, this piece is something special and now, it could be yours. It will be auctioned by F1\u00ae Authentics, which is the only licensed platform, during the Miami weekend, so check it out. It\u2019s a really important piece for me and its going to be amazing to share it with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Valtteri Bottas \n <\/p>\n

\"Valtteri<\/p>\n


\n First shown in a social media reveal in which Bottas stood nude, wearing only the helmet in front of a swimming pool. Designed by his partner Tiffany Cromwell with paintwork by Daniel Designs, it features emblems representing his Finnish heritage along with an absorbing dark black and electric blue colour scheme. \n <\/p>\n


\n The helmet is now race-used and the design is remarkably unblemished.
\n As a genuine piece of Cadillac F1\u00ae Team\u2019s first-ever Grand Prix start, the final bidder will obtain an artefact representing the return of an iconic Finnish driver and the beginning of a new chapter for American teams in Formula One. \n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Exclusive Miami GP Auction LOT 001: 2026 VALTTERI BOTTAS HELMET ESTIMATE: \u00a340,000 – \u00a350,000 …\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82,235615],"class_list":["post-629023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports","tag-valtteri-bottas-helmet-from-first-cadillac-f1-race-goes-to-auction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}