RM Sotheby’s announced Tuesday evening that it would be auctioning off a Formula 1 Ferrari driven by German driver Michael Schumacher. The racing legend has been out of the public eye for several years after receiving a traumatic brain injury in a 2013 skiing accident.

The 2001 Ferrari F2001 will go on sale Nov. 16 in New York City. This vehicle was driven by Schumacher in 2001 as he won a fifth Monaco Grand Prix, the 2001 Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) and secured Ferrari the 2001 Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championship. The car could fetch in excess of $4 million.

“We are pleased to join Ferrari’s 70th-anniversary celebrations by offering Michael Schumacher’s Grand Prix-winning Ferrari F2001 in November,” said Grégoire Billault, head of Sotheby’s contemporary art in a statement. “Ferrari and Schumacher are the greatest names in motor racing, with a place in the public imagination that is synonymous with the highest achievements in the field.”

Schumacher began his formula racing in 1988 after taking an interest in racing as a boy. He competed in kart racing when he was young. He participated in his first Formula 1 in 1991 at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Schumacher netted seven WDCs in his career in 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. The driver retired in 2006, but made a return to the sport in 2010 and retired a second time in 2012. During his career, he raced for the Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes teams. He finished his career with 91 race wins.

On Dec. 29, 2013, Schumacher fell while skiing and suffered serious injuries after his head hit a rock. Despite wearing a helmet, the racer received a serious traumatic brain injury and was placed in a medically induced coma. Schumacher was slowly brought out of the coma and returned home.

Reports surfaced in 2014 that Schumacher was paralyzed and wheelchair-bound, while suffering from speech and memory problems. Schumacher's family has maintained the racer’s privacy since the injury by giving very rare updates on his status.

Schumacher's manager, Sabine Kehm, released a statement about the racer’s health last year.

“Michael's health is not a public issue, and so we will continue to make no comment in that regard,” Kehm said.

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