Eight watches owned by Michael Schumacher fetch £3.5m at auction in Geneva

Two watches belonging to Michael Schumacher on display (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Eight watches belonging to Formula One star Michael Schumacher have sold for nearly four million Swiss francs (£3.5 million) at a Geneva auction.

The top piece in the sale, organised by Schumacher’s family, was a watch given to the German racing superstar by former Ferrari chief executive Jean Todt as a Christmas present in 2004.