Opportunity: Lewis Hamilton's 1st Mercedes car to be auctioned in Las Vegas

The car with which Lewis Hamilton made his debut for Mercedes in 2013 is going to be auctioned. The W04, with which the seven-time world champion won the Hungarian Grand Prix, will be auctioned at an RM Sotheby's auction house during the Grand Prix weekend in Las Vegas. Those who want it will have to put down a hefty sum.

Hamilton won 'only' one Grand Prix that year with his new team, in Hungary. The 2013 Mercedes battle weapon is the only bolide of the modern Mercedes cars not owned by Mercedes team members themselves, such as Toto Wolff and Hamilton himself. It is estimated that the Briton's car will fetch $10-15 million.

According to Shelby Myers, RM Sotheby's global head of private sales, this really is a godsend. "This was the car that Hamilton kicked his career off with. There’s this one Lewis Hamilton Mercedes in private hands, so you’re talking about a unicorn of a car. You’re not buying another one unless you go to Lewis Hamilton or Toto Wolff," Myers told Bloomberg.