Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing in F1 crash?
Summary
Jaguar Racing attached a 1.4-carat diamond worth about $300,000 to Christian Klien’s car for publicity at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix. Klien crashed on the first lap, damaging the car’s nose, and the diamond has not been found.Key Facts
- Jaguar arranged the diamond promotion with the film Ocean’s Twelve and diamond company Steinmetz.
- Two diamonds were fixed to the nose cones of Jaguar’s cars, driven by Mark Webber and Christian Klien.
- The gems were held in steel mounts attached to the cars’ nose cones.
- Klien started 14th in his sixth Formula 1 race.
- Klien made contact with a Jordan car at the Mirabeau corner on the first lap.
- The contact damaged Klien’s car and was followed by a slow collision with the barriers at the Loews hairpin.
- Klien was unhurt, but the front of his car was crumpled.
- The diamond from Klien’s car has not been found.
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