The second most expensive Formula 1 card ever worldwide. The new F1 Chrome Sapphire Edition 2026 collection launched
Kimi Antonelli he is the new King Midas of Italian sport, everything he touches turns to gold, everything that concerns him becomes successful. On Thursday the Formula 1 world champion underwent a tour de force which concluded at the San Siro stadium to watch Italy-France, with the seventy thousand people at the Milan venue giving him an ovation. And he reciprocated by bringing luck to Mancini’s boys, victorious 3-1 over Zidane’s team. And around the world everything related to Kimi is in great demand. As demonstrated by Rookie Autograph SuperFractor 1/1 signed by Antonelli before his consecration as World Champion which was auctioned off from Goldin for theincredible sum of 878,400 dollars. The sale established a historical record, positioning itself as the second most expensive Formula 1 card ever on a global level and confirming how collecting has become a thermometer capable of measuring the greatness and potential of the most iconic athletes.
New collection
Topps celebrated the pinnacle of Antonelli’s season by dedicating it to him a special series of Topps Now cardsincluding an exclusive version with autograph 1/1, and immortalizing one of the most exciting and symbolic frames of the entire championship: the hug on the podium with Max Verstappen And Lewis Hamilton that lift Kimi in triumph. Not simple cards, but iconic moments that allow enthusiasts from all over the world to possess a living testimony of an undertaking destined to mark an era. Right on the heels of this overwhelming wave of enthusiasm, it has the prestigious collection debuted online F1 Chrome Sapphire Edition 2026the highly anticipated premium version of the set Topps Chrome F1 launched last October 15th. Characterized by the unmistakable reflective metallic technology of Chromium combined with top-of-the-range Sapphire finishesthe series merges official photography of the Formula 1® paddock with thematic inserts, original autographs and the highly sought after Refractor numbered parallel cards.
