Technic McLaren F1 car revealed at LEGO.com

God and I thought the RB was hard to get at my local store. I don't expect to see one anytime soon! This will definitely sell better than the previous ones here.

Rookie mistake. Heads will roll over in Billund.

It will be interesting to see how long it will take for them to realize they added the wrong photos and when they will remove them.

I like the scale of these.

Oh look, it's last year's Constructor and Driver championship car. After last year's F1 bonanza it makes perfect sense they'd follow it up with the car that actually won the season! I'm looking forward to the review and I might actually get it if I can find a decent discount.

I think it looks the best of the four recent large sets, but having already got the previous McLaren it would have to be something very special inside to consider getting this version. It does look great though. Hopefully Williams or Aston Martin can do will this year to open up other manufacturers as options.

$230 is steep..

Where does the smart brick go...for the vroom vroom noises?

Actually looks nice.....but another car...meh.

The uncropped photos on lego.com are pretty neat.

I'm curious about the whole photo shoot. It appears to have been done at the McLaren HQ, and one of the photos is taken in a trophy cabinet full of life-size brick-built replicas of some of the team's trophies. Link below:

https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blta63339a18037efa7/77251_Lifestyle_shoot_2.jpg

The trophies are really ornately detailed with gold and silver plated pieces, and printed plaques for the 2025 British Grand Prix. All three have little cars from the blind box series attached, also plated in gold and silver. Very cute!

It's hard to tell because the cars look so similar year-on-year, but I'd dare speculate that the Technic set is a model based on the 2025 car. Seems obvious given the timing of these photos, although they were accidentally uploaded into the product page for a 2024 car.

@MisterBrickster said:
" @Hiratha said:
"Y’know, I am also not the market for (nearly any) (there are a couple of exceptions) F1 things, but I think it is fairly clear at this point that they sell well enough that acting shocked at another F1 kit is a bit like being shocked at another Star Wars kit. The subtheme (or megatheme?) is alive and well and crosses several different themes, there will continue to be more another-one’s until they stop selling or Lego stops having the license, neither of which is likely any time soon.

I do not think we need half a dozen or more comments on every F1 announcement where people complain about or express surprise that this clearly successful range continues to exist. "

I agree with you about the complaining - but I can't resist making the point that the Star Wars comparison would be more apt if we had ever had a year where Lego released 6 Star Wars City sets, 10 Star Wars blind bags, 10 Star Wars Speed Champions, 2 Star Wars Technic sets and 3 Star Wars Icons sets and they were all just X-wings in very slightly different colours.

And then they made even more the next year."

I do not think this makes the slightest difference to my point.

I consider myself a big fan of the Technic series.

So, I hope we will see another large non-F1 (or a licensed super sport) and non-app controlled set this year.

E.g. 42157 John Deere 948L-II Skidder from 2023!

Great car.

@Rare_White_Ape said:
"The uncropped photos on lego.com are pretty neat.

I'm curious about the whole photo shoot. It appears to have been done at the McLaren HQ, and one of the photos is taken in a trophy cabinet full of life-size brick-built replicas of some of the team's trophies. Link below:

https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blta63339a18037efa7/77251_Lifestyle_shoot_2.jpg

The trophies are really ornately detailed with gold and silver plated pieces, and printed plaques for the 2025 British Grand Prix. All three have little cars from the blind box series attached, also plated in gold and silver. Very cute!

It's hard to tell because the cars look so similar year-on-year, but I'd dare speculate that the Technic set is a model based on the 2025 car. Seems obvious given the timing of these photos, although they were accidentally uploaded into the product page for a 2024 car."

Those trophies are actually some of the real 2025 Silverstone F1 trophies, the trophies for that race were provided by Lego and McLaren came 1st and 2nd, said trophies are the ones seen in the pictures

What sense does it make to release this now?
It's from the previous regulation set, it's outdated and looks completely different to what they'll be racing with this year.
At least the Red Bull and Ferrari were released when those rules were still in force,.

What exactly is the "same annoying problem" all those F1 cars share?

@MisterBrickster said:
" The ...comparison would be more apt if we had ever had a year where Lego released 6 Star Wars City sets, 10 Star Wars blind bags, 10 Star Wars Speed Champions, 2 Star Wars Technic sets and 3 Star Wars Icons sets and they were all just X-wings in very slightly different colours.

And then they made even more the next year."
And all of them would have six wings instead of four not to resemble the real one (like the tiny wheels here).

@R0Sch said:
"Rookie mistake. Heads will roll over in Billund."

I wanna know who leaked the Minas Tirith set!! I bet they will be given the full William Wallace Braveheart treatment!!

@Hiratha said:
" @MisterBrickster said:
" @Hiratha said:
"Y’know, I am also not the market for (nearly any) (there are a couple of exceptions) F1 things, but I think it is fairly clear at this point that they sell well enough that acting shocked at another F1 kit is a bit like being shocked at another Star Wars kit. The subtheme (or megatheme?) is alive and well and crosses several different themes, there will continue to be more another-one’s until they stop selling or Lego stops having the license, neither of which is likely any time soon.

I do not think we need half a dozen or more comments on every F1 announcement where people complain about or express surprise that this clearly successful range continues to exist. "

I agree with you about the complaining - but I can't resist making the point that the Star Wars comparison would be more apt if we had ever had a year where Lego released 6 Star Wars City sets, 10 Star Wars blind bags, 10 Star Wars Speed Champions, 2 Star Wars Technic sets and 3 Star Wars Icons sets and they were all just X-wings in very slightly different colours.

And then they made even more the next year."

I do not think this makes the slightest difference to my point."
It wasn’t supposed to, I agree with you, and people should like what they like and worry less about what others like. But as someone who is not familiar enough with F1 cars to appreciate the subtleties of the design, it looks an awful lot to me like the same set is being released over and over again. It may help to know I own pretty much every X-wing they’ve made, so I don’t judge anyone who is pleased by this.

I don't understand how Lego can't get the wheels right. They mostly fixed it for the Speed Champions sets, but they won't even try for the substantially more expensive Technic sets. If the set costs this much, it should be perfect.

@gunther_schnitzel said:
" @Autoboty said:
"What exactly is the "same annoying problem" all those F1 cars share?"

For a start the front and rear wheels and tyres should be different widths."
Honestly, if I was interested in buildable F1 cars of that size, I would at least want one of proper quality and good value for money. Something along these lines:

https://cada.toys/produkt/klck-sauber-f1-team-c44-1-8-2553-teilen/

@chesney107 said:
" @R0Sch said:
"Rookie mistake. Heads will roll over in Billund."

I wanna know who leaked the Minas Tirith set!! I bet they will be given the full William Wallace Braveheart treatment!! "

It was an RLFM, the pictures were taken at a presentation which you could tell by the unfinished elements and the similar background to Barad-Dur. More prominent RLFM representatives typically see upcoming flagship sets months or even a year prior.

Well, at least they didn't repeat one mistake they made with the 42141: Making a model of a car that hadn't been revealed. Granted, it probably helps this was the most dominant car of last season, winning both the driver and constructor title, so no need to gamble on the 2026 car design.

Wow! Another F1 car. Just like all others before....

@Nuclearxpotato said:
" @chesney107 said:
" @R0Sch said:
"Rookie mistake. Heads will roll over in Billund."

I wanna know who leaked the Minas Tirith set!! I bet they will be given the full William Wallace Braveheart treatment!! "

It was an RLFM, the pictures were taken at a presentation which you could tell by the unfinished elements and the similar background to Barad-Dur. More prominent RLFM representatives typically see upcoming flagship sets months or even a year prior."

Which makes it all the more curious who is willing to burn that relationship. I mean there’s not that many people in that room.

@B_Space_Man said:
" @Nuclearxpotato said:
" @chesney107 said:
" @R0Sch said:
"Rookie mistake. Heads will roll over in Billund."

I wanna know who leaked the Minas Tirith set!! I bet they will be given the full William Wallace Braveheart treatment!! "

It was an RLFM, the pictures were taken at a presentation which you could tell by the unfinished elements and the similar background to Barad-Dur. More prominent RLFM representatives typically see upcoming flagship sets months or even a year prior."

Which makes it all the more curious who is willing to burn that relationship. I mean there’s not that many people in that room.
"

I still don't get the concept of bringing people in to show them stuff they can't even talk about. They did this with the first iteration of the Ambassador Network, where everyone had to sign NDAs, and all that would happen is corporate would show them stuff nobody else was seeing, but never give them permission to actually reveal what they knew. It was more a clique than a network.

@R0Sch said:
"Rookie mistake. Heads will roll over in Billund."

Then they should be more careful with bins of minifig parts.

@PurpleDave said:
" @B_Space_Man said:
" @Nuclearxpotato said:
" @chesney107 said:
" @R0Sch said:
"Rookie mistake. Heads will roll over in Billund."

I wanna know who leaked the Minas Tirith set!! I bet they will be given the full William Wallace Braveheart treatment!! "

It was an RLFM, the pictures were taken at a presentation which you could tell by the unfinished elements and the similar background to Barad-Dur. More prominent RLFM representatives typically see upcoming flagship sets months or even a year prior."

Which makes it all the more curious who is willing to burn that relationship. I mean there’s not that many people in that room.
"

I still don't get the concept of bringing people in to show them stuff they can't even talk about. They did this with the first iteration of the Ambassador Network, where everyone had to sign NDAs, and all that would happen is corporate would show them stuff nobody else was seeing, but never give them permission to actually reveal what they knew. It was more a clique than a network."

Great, thanks, right after we had just gotten him down….

@StyleCounselor - it’s okay, why don’t we go outside? Nothing to see here.

@PurpleDave said:
" @B_Space_Man said:
" @Nuclearxpotato said:
" @chesney107 said:
" @R0Sch said:
"Rookie mistake. Heads will roll over in Billund."

I wanna know who leaked the Minas Tirith set!! I bet they will be given the full William Wallace Braveheart treatment!! "

It was an RLFM, the pictures were taken at a presentation which you could tell by the unfinished elements and the similar background to Barad-Dur. More prominent RLFM representatives typically see upcoming flagship sets months or even a year prior."

Which makes it all the more curious who is willing to burn that relationship. I mean there’s not that many people in that room.
"

I still don't get the concept of bringing people in to show them stuff they can't even talk about. They did this with the first iteration of the Ambassador Network, where everyone had to sign NDAs, and all that would happen is corporate would show them stuff nobody else was seeing, but never give them permission to actually reveal what they knew. It was more a clique than a network."
It's like with their "booth" at the Nuremberg Toy Fair.
Whereas most companies go there to show their new products to everyone there who is interested, LEGO (and some others who think they are above the rest) hide their stuff behind closed walls with security guards at the entrance who only let in a select few who have been handpicked by LEGO.
Seriously, why do they even spend the time and money to go there when they only invite select members of the press and partners to show their new products? They could simply hold an event at Billund for these people because no one else is allowed anyway.

That kind of attitude is one of many reasons why I have lost interest in LEGO in favor of alternatives like Cobi, CaDa, Kiddicraft, Pantasy, Lumibricks or Mega/Mattel Brick Shop, to name but a few of the best.

@Cubicsquare said:
" @Rare_White_Ape said:
"The uncropped photos on lego.com are pretty neat.

I'm curious about the whole photo shoot. It appears to have been done at the McLaren HQ, and one of the photos is taken in a trophy cabinet full of life-size brick-built replicas of some of the team's trophies. Link below:

https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blta63339a18037efa7/77251_Lifestyle_shoot_2.jpg

The trophies are really ornately detailed with gold and silver plated pieces, and printed plaques for the 2025 British Grand Prix. All three have little cars from the blind box series attached, also plated in gold and silver. Very cute!

It's hard to tell because the cars look so similar year-on-year, but I'd dare speculate that the Technic set is a model based on the 2025 car. Seems obvious given the timing of these photos, although they were accidentally uploaded into the product page for a 2024 car."

Those trophies are actually some of the real 2025 Silverstone F1 trophies, the trophies for that race were provided by Lego and McLaren came 1st and 2nd, said trophies are the ones seen in the pictures "

That's right. You can see the video on how they were made here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOCJp96W64U

@AustinPowers:
The primary purpose of all of these Toy Fair events is to get the product in front of corporate buyers who will then place massive orders for product going into the next year. Bringing media into the events is just a bonus. Everything bows to NYTF, so media has to deal with restrictions at the earlier EU events. At least at the German event, I think they're allowed to take pictures that they can post once NYTF starts, but allowing media into the UK event makes no sense. All they can do there is look at stuff and try to memorize the details, which is why @Huw has stopped attending in favor of getting a freelancer to cover NYTF.

@R0Sch said:
" @Cubicsquare said:
" @Rare_White_Ape said:
"The uncropped photos on lego.com are pretty neat.

I'm curious about the whole photo shoot. It appears to have been done at the McLaren HQ, and one of the photos is taken in a trophy cabinet full of life-size brick-built replicas of some of the team's trophies. Link below:

https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blta63339a18037efa7/77251_Lifestyle_shoot_2.jpg

The trophies are really ornately detailed with gold and silver plated pieces, and printed plaques for the 2025 British Grand Prix. All three have little cars from the blind box series attached, also plated in gold and silver. Very cute!

It's hard to tell because the cars look so similar year-on-year, but I'd dare speculate that the Technic set is a model based on the 2025 car. Seems obvious given the timing of these photos, although they were accidentally uploaded into the product page for a 2024 car."

Those trophies are actually some of the real 2025 Silverstone F1 trophies, the trophies for that race were provided by Lego and McLaren came 1st and 2nd, said trophies are the ones seen in the pictures "

That's right. You can see the video on how they were made here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOCJp96W64U"

Oh that's cool! Thank you guys, I did not know.

What a waste of opportunities. Nobody supports mclaren, anyway...

Well I like it--I got into F1 last year (I completely blame Lego for this, those darn Speed Champions sucked me right in) and have a little collection of McLarens from the $5 "blind box", through the City scale, and the Speed Champions. I'm not sure this will ever make the budget, but I would love to add a fourth to the family. I have a friend who has the Red Bull and it's a very impressive model.

@Rare_White_Ape said:
" @R0Sch said:
" @Cubicsquare said:
" @Rare_White_Ape said:
"The uncropped photos on lego.com are pretty neat.

I'm curious about the whole photo shoot. It appears to have been done at the McLaren HQ, and one of the photos is taken in a trophy cabinet full of life-size brick-built replicas of some of the team's trophies. Link below:

https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blta63339a18037efa7/77251_Lifestyle_shoot_2.jpg

The trophies are really ornately detailed with gold and silver plated pieces, and printed plaques for the 2025 British Grand Prix. All three have little cars from the blind box series attached, also plated in gold and silver. Very cute!

It's hard to tell because the cars look so similar year-on-year, but I'd dare speculate that the Technic set is a model based on the 2025 car. Seems obvious given the timing of these photos, although they were accidentally uploaded into the product page for a 2024 car."

Those trophies are actually some of the real 2025 Silverstone F1 trophies, the trophies for that race were provided by Lego and McLaren came 1st and 2nd, said trophies are the ones seen in the pictures "

That's right. You can see the video on how they were made here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOCJp96W64U "

Oh that's cool! Thank you guys, I did not know."
And it shows how awesome chrome pieces look versus the shitty look of flat silver or warm gold that LEGO gives consumers.
Yes, there's the age old argument of "but it doesn't hold up under harsh play conditions".
While that's true (at least for the type of play by kids who don't care about their sets), it wouldn't hurt on AFOL oriented 18+ sets that are made for display only anyway. But as always with LEGO these days, premium prices don't mean premium quality anymore.

@ShinyBidoof said:
"Bloody Lego releasing sets they know will sell.

Somehow I manage to resist posting ‘oh look another flower’ every time they release another Botanical set, even though they don’t interest me. It’s not that difficult. "

Well if it was just one kind of flowers in different color every time.

I'm assuming each time they change the paneling they are just catering for different fan allegiances as likely the build for the chassis is very similar. So just trying to avoid favoritism towards one team, although the price will detour most people and unlikely to get smaller versions with all the speed Champion models out there.

@yellowcastle said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @B_Space_Man said:
" @Nuclearxpotato said:
" @chesney107 said:
" @R0Sch said:
"Rookie mistake. Heads will roll over in Billund."

I wanna know who leaked the Minas Tirith set!! I bet they will be given the full William Wallace Braveheart treatment!! "

It was an RLFM, the pictures were taken at a presentation which you could tell by the unfinished elements and the similar background to Barad-Dur. More prominent RLFM representatives typically see upcoming flagship sets months or even a year prior."

Which makes it all the more curious who is willing to burn that relationship. I mean there’s not that many people in that room.
"

I still don't get the concept of bringing people in to show them stuff they can't even talk about. They did this with the first iteration of the Ambassador Network, where everyone had to sign NDAs, and all that would happen is corporate would show them stuff nobody else was seeing, but never give them permission to actually reveal what they knew. It was more a clique than a network."

Great, thanks, right after we had just gotten him down….

@StyleCounselor - it’s okay, why don’t we go outside? Nothing to see here."

Nobody expects a Spanish Inquisition StyleCounselor!!!!

The problem IS the LAN!

DOWN WITH THE LAN!!!!