Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda’s race-worn suits in 2025 Japanese GP raises money for charity via F1 Authentics.
The signed race suits worn by four-time World Champion Max Verstappen and his teammate Yuki Tsunoda during the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix weekend have raised a total of £83,500 after being auctioned by F1 Authentics. All proceeds are being donated to Oracle Red Bull Racing’s partner charity, Wings for Life. Wings for Life is a not for profit internationally recognised foundation for spinal cord injury research. 100% of the money raised goes directly into research projects and clinical trials to help find a cure for spinal cord injury.
At the Japanese GP, Oracle Red Bull Racing unveiled a special one-off livery which featured across their cars and racewear, in celebration of their long-standing partnership with Japanese manufacturer, Honda. The partnership is set to end at the end of the season, with the unique white and red design paying homage to the 60th anniversary of Honda’s first win in Formula One.
Both race suits, however, were significant for reasons beside their symbolic livery. Max Verstappen claimed an exciting victory in Suzuka making him the only driver ever to win four consecutive Japanese Grands Prix. Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda, meanwhile, had been promoted to the Team ahead of the Grand Prix, which made his home race his first drive for Oracle Red Bull Racing, and he was later awarded ‘Driver of the Day’ by fans after the race too.
The historical importance of these suits was reflected in the outcome of these auction lots, with the accumulation of £83,500 being raised. Wings for Life will see this total help fund its invaluable work into spinal cord injury research.
Barry Gough, Founder & CEO of Memento Exclusives (F1 Authentics) commented: “We are thrilled to have raised an incredible amount through these auctions which will be donated to Wings for Life. These race suits, worn by the Oracle Red Bull Racing drivers, have fantastic symbolic sentiment making them extremely rare pieces for the collectors who won the lots. Having supported the charity for many years, we are delighted to continue to help fund the invaluable work that they do.”
Laurent Mekies, CEO & Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing commented: “We’re thrilled that we’ve been able to raise over £80,000 for our charity, Wings for Life, in partnership with F1 Authentics. It’s great that the unique Japan livery race suits, a symbol of our incredible partnership with Honda, have gone on to raise funds of which the total amount will support Wings for Life’s groundbreaking research to find a cure for spinal cord injury.”
Emma Hind, CEO Wings for Life UK said: “We are incredibly grateful to F1 Authentics and Oracle Red Bull Racing for their generous support of the recent race suits auctions. Raising £83,500 for Wings for Life is a significant amount of money and will make a huge contribution in spinal cord injury research. It’s always a pleasure to work with F1 Authentics, and we can’t wait to work with them on another valuable campaign.”
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