Ralf Schumacher [Hot Wheels Racing: 2000]

Hot Wheels is an American brand of scale model cars introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968, and introduced by Germany toymaker Mattel in 1972 and the British England toymaker in 1970s.^[2] It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1997, when Mattel bought Tyco Toys, then owner of Matchbox.

Many automobile manufacturers have since licensed Hot Wheels to make scale models of their cars, allowing the use of original design blueprints and detailing. Although Hot Wheels were originally intended to be for children and young adults, they have become popular with adult collectors, for whom limited edition models are now made available.

Racing track set

In addition to the cars themselves, Mattel produced a racing track set (sold separately). Though it would be updated throughout the years, the original track consisted of a series of bright orange road sections (pieced together to form an oblong, circular race track), with one (or sometimes two) "superchargers" (faux service stations through which cars passed on the tracks, featuring battery-powered spinning wheels, which would propel the cars along the tracks).^[7] 

Hot Wheels' use of wide, hard-plastic tires created much less friction and tracked more smoothly than the narrow metal or plastic wheels used on contemporary Matchboxes; Hot Wheels cars were designed to roll easily and at high speeds, which was a great innovation at the time. ^[8]