Genuine race-used parts and clothing from some of Formula 1's most memorable moments, including plenty of items signed by legends, are up for grabs in BUDDS' latest auction - the Racing Revolution: Motorsport Timed Auction.
It's under way now and runs until May 5, so there's plenty of time to get involved and get your hands on a unique piece of F1 history for your collection.
Here's our pick of five items you should check out.
A piece of Williams's last title contender
The 2003 season was the last time - at least for now - that Williams was a genuine contender for the F1 world title.
Right in the middle of Michael Schumacher and Ferrari's era of domination, the Williams-BMW FW25 emerged as a major threat in a thrilling season. Ralf Schumacher's early summer back-to-back wins showed what it could do but it was his swashbuckling team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya who charged to within one point of championship leader Schumacher with three rounds to go.
A tyre rules tightening that hit Williams supplier Michelin harder than Ferrari's partner Bridgestone plus a penalty at Indianapolis combined to ensure Montoya's title shot slipped away, but it remains an iconic season in Williams's modern history.
And this entire front wing and nose assembly is an amazing way to remember it.
Signed Button helmet
This limited edition replica of one of Jenson Button's 2015 race helmet designs is personally signed by the 2009 world champion.
What turned out to be his penultimate season on the grid was a strange one, as McLaren's reunion with Honda started far below expectations. But amid the frustrations (and many grid penalties), Button pulled off breakthrough moments including the package's first points with eighth in Monaco and its season-best result of sixth at Austin.
F1's best ever photo? (Signed!)
A quartet of legends - who didn't always get on (to say the least), but who managed to look like they did for one of F1's most iconic photoshoots.
As the epic 1986 season went into its antepenultimate round at Estoril, Bernie Ecclestone arranged for top four in the championship Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna to pose together on the pitwall.
This framed print of that famous picture is signed of three of its stars - Prost, Mansell and Piquet.
Despite Williams team-mates Mansell and Piquet having the fastest car, it was McLaren driver Prost who eventually snatched the title from them in Adelaide, with rising star Senna's Lotus not quite able to stay in the fight to the end.
Signed Leclerc helmet
With Charles Leclerc one of the most popular drivers on the current F1 grid, this limited edition signed replica of his 2025 helmet is sure to be a draw.
It's made to full race-ready specification including aerodynamic detailing and Ferrari's sponsor line-up, and comes in a display case.
A souvenir from Mercedes' breakthrough year
For Mercedes and its line-up, 2012 was the prelude to one era of domination and the postscript to another - and this genuine race-used wheel rim is a glorious souvenir of that transition season.
Nico Rosberg's Chinese Grand Prix win was the first for the modern Mercedes F1 team, as it built the foundations for its utter domination of the second half of the 2010s.
And 2012 was the final season of Rosberg's illustrious team-mate Michael Schumacher's 'second' F1 career. Though his return with Mercedes hadn't lived up to the glory of his first F1 stint, topping Monaco qualifying and getting on the Valencia podium in 2012 showed what Schumacher was still capable of. Then he stepped away from F1 again and handed his Mercedes seat to Lewis Hamilton, beginning a partnership that would dominate F1 just as Schumacher once had with Ferrari.
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