Schumacher’s Retired, But Not From Diecast!
Today Mattel announced their new Michael Schumacher releases for 2008.
The highlight has to be the 1:18 replica of his 2007 Ferrari F2007 end of season testcar, which will come complete in the darker shade of red (HW5423). It will be a ‘Race Suit Special’, coming presented on a plinth alongside a part of his overalls that he used during the test. It will be a limited edition of 5,387 pieces, which, of course, signifies his five world championships and the 387 days from his last Grand Prix in Brazil 2006 until the day of the test!
There will also be five Ferraris released in Mattel’s Elite range; one from the specific race in which Schumacher secured that season’s world championship at the wheel of a Ferrari. So, these will be his cars from the 2000 Japanese Grand Prix (HW2074), 2001 Hungarian Grand Prix (HW2075), 2002 French Grand Prix (HW2076), 2003 Japanese Grand Prix (HW2077), and 2004 Belgian Grand Prix (HW2078). These will all be limited editions of 5,555 pieces each.
Finally, two of Michael’s ‘private’ cars will be released in the Elite range in 1:18. These will be his black #30 Ferrari FXX (HW2061), and red Ferrari Enzo (HW2058).
