Picked up a race-used Aston Martin suit for around €500 — worth it or did I overpay?
A few weeks ago I won this race-used Aston Martin suit at auction for around €500 all-in.
It was used by Felipe Drugovich during his Aston Martin F1 reserve driver period.
Honestly, I bought it because I’m really into motorsport/karting and I love collecting authentic race gear. The idea of owning an actual used Nomex suit from a Formula 1 environment felt insane to me for the price
I know it’s not from Alonso or a championship-winning driver, so I’m curious what people here think:
Was ~€500 actually a good deal for something like this?
Do these kinds of items usually hold value long term?
Is race-used F1 gear becoming more collectible lately or only for top drivers?
Would love honest opinions from collectors or motorsport fans.
UPDATE:
Honestly, my original plan was just to buy proper motorsport gear for karting/racing.
But then I started looking at OMP and Alpinestars prices and realised a lot of high-end suits are like €2k+ anyway.
That’s when I noticed I could buy an actual race-used Aston Martin F1 suit for around €500 simply because most collectors aren’t really interested in Drugovich gear.
So I bought it almost as a “why not” decision, but now that I actually have it in my hands, I honestly don’t even want to race in it anymore. It feels more like a collectible piece than just equipment. What do you think, is it worth it to race in that?