LEGO announces closer partnership with Formula 1
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LEGO has already produced a selection of sets based on Formula 1 and it seems many more will be coming soon, as a new partnership with the motorsport brand has today been announced! The press release follows:
The LEGO Group and Formula 1 To Go Full Throttle On New Brand Partnership
- The LEGO Group and Formula 1 announce new multi-year strategic partnership, connecting young fans and families closer to Formula 1 experiences and the sport, launching with the 2025 F1 season.
- The partnership will bring together the worlds of LEGO building and F1 fandom to make the sport more accessible to families around the world, promoting innovation, technology and engineering, as well as stronger inclusion & representation.
- In addition, the new partnership will include a diverse product portfolio for fans and builders of all ages, featuring all ten Formula 1 teams currently on the grid.
Today the LEGO Group and Formula 1 announced a new, multi-year partnership to connect more fans of LEGO building with the world of Formula 1, bringing together two passionate global fanbases.
The partnership will launch in 2025, with fan zone activations at Grands Prix and a host of engaging content across the LEGO Group’s digital platforms for fans and families to enjoy, as data shows that in recent years, F1 has seen a huge surge in growth with younger fans – with more than four million children aged 8-12 now actively following the sport across the EU and US, while 40% of followers on Instagram are now under 25 years old.
A diverse portfolio of new LEGO products will see the Formula 1 teams recreated in LEGO brick form for F1 fans and LEGO builders. This will include products from LEGO DUPLO for pre-school children, and sets for kids of all ages, as well as teenagers and adult builders.
Activities to come in 2025 will include a focus on bringing fans closer to the worlds of innovation, technology and engineering through the fun of LEGO building, with interactive fan zone activities throughout the season for fans to experience, and products that celebrate the sport’s engineering and technical heritage.
Fans will get to dive deeper into the excitement of top speed racing, brick by brick, as they recreate exciting moments and icons from the race track, pit lane and garages in LEGO brick form: offering an opportunity to step into the driver's seat and experience the complexities of elite motorsport in a whole new way.
Julia Goldin, Chief Product & Marketing Officer, the LEGO Group, said: “At the LEGO Group, we have a proud history of having recreated many F1 cars in LEGO brick form in the past, and we believe this new partnership, through LEGO play and building, will help bring the spectacle of this sport even closer to all fans. It will enable them to celebrate their passion of the sport in more immersive and exciting ways and will see the power of LEGO creativity and imagination further enhance the thrill of F1. We look forward to unveiling all that this exciting partnership has to offer to both lifelong and new Formula 1 and LEGO brand fans alike, at home and on track.”
Emily Prazer, Chief Commercial Officer of Formula 1, said: “The LEGO brick has ignited a spark of creativity and passion for building in millions of children and adults around the globe. Through this partnership, fans will be able to recreate and reimagine the world of Formula 1, brick by brick, delving deeper into the intricacies of the mechanics and technology behind the sport through play. We look forward to bringing the drama and excitement of Formula 1 to the LEGO Group’s passionate network of builders and giving our fans another means to enjoy the sport with their friends and family.”
For the upcoming 75th anniversary of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the LEGO Group will have presence at key races throughout the 2025 calendar, to bring play into the F1 Paddock like never before.
Fans should look out for the full partnership, including products, experiences and content to roll out of the pits in time for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.
For more information visit LEGO.com/F1
What are you hoping to see from this partnership? Let us know in the comments.
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Next CMF will be F1 cars!
Are leaks allowed to be discussed here? Because I heard a leak not too long ago about this...
Nice for the F1 fans.
I didn't expect Duplo to be mentioned.
And reliving exciting moments means diorama sets?
I don't think this is for me, but will be interested to see how it develops.
I envision a mountain of stickers coming in those sets!
Also wondering what kind of sets they'll come up with other than the cars themselves: sections of tracks that can be connected, pits zone, podium, workshop? Reminds me of Speed Champions not long ago.
Honestly will be happy with just a couple of SC type cars. Nice if they come in single packs like the McLaren.
Prior to the end of the 2021 season, I would have been really excited for this. The way that season finale went down in 2021 has completely killed my love/enjoyment of F1 though.
@Utter said:
"Next CMF will be F1 cars! "
If the leaks are to be believed you aren’t far off.
@Utter said:
"Next CMF will be F1 cars! "
F1 drivers, from what I read. There is no way they can fit compelling models of cars into those little boxes.... if they did, it certainly wouldn't be at current CMF prices. Honestly, I expect the series to flop, hard, as who wants a bunch of similar looking guys in fire-suits*?
*I don't know exactly what the CMF will be, but this direction would make the most sense. (Which isn't saying much, all things considered!)
Also it's actually not the next series. It's a special series after S27 comes out, based on the fact the list for S27 has already leaked.
@Murdoch17 said:
" @Utter said:
"Next CMF will be F1 cars! "
F1 drivers, from what I read. There is no way they can fit compelling models of cars into those little boxes.... if they did, it certainly wouldn't be at current CMF prices. Honestly, I expect the series to flop, hard, as who wants a bunch of similar looking guys in fire-suits*?
*I don't know exactly what the CMF will be, but this direction would make the most sense. (Which isn't saying much, all things considered!)"
They supposedly will be small, brickbuilt F1 cars with minifig heads to represent the drivers, not full figs with vehicles.
I would love to see some classics from the past. Shark nose Ferrari, winged cars of the 1960s, and a 6-wheeled Tyrrell P34. I know a JPS Lotus would be too much given the sponsor, but one can dream.
@b2_O said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @Utter said:
"Next CMF will be F1 cars! "
F1 drivers, from what I read. There is no way they can fit compelling models of cars into those little boxes.... if they did, it certainly wouldn't be at current CMF prices. Honestly, I expect the series to flop, hard, as who wants a bunch of similar looking guys in fire-suits*?
*I don't know exactly what the CMF will be, but this direction would make the most sense. (Which isn't saying much, all things considered!)"
They supposedly will be small, brickbuilt F1 cars with minifig heads to represent the drivers."
So it's Xalax 2.0
....How well did that sell LAST time?
a modern version of set 6337 would be interesting
Ah yes! Just what LEGO needs: even more cars! (heavy eyeroll)
Another generation of children who will grow up believing that 'car go vroom', that cars need to go fast all the time, that cars are aspirational, that cars are necessary for transportation, that not being in a car is something to look down upon.
You might think I'm just arguing along a slippery slope, but our towns & cities won't become nice places to be until we collectively stop worshipping the waste of energy & space that is the car.
More expensive IP sets ..
A diorama with the quote "Multi 21"
I can get behind that ;)
@bananaworld said:
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Ah yes! Just what LEGO needs: even more cars! (heavy eyeroll)
Another generation of children who will grow up believing that 'car go vroom', that cars need to go fast all the time, that cars are aspirational, that cars are necessary for transportation, that not being in a car is something to look down upon.
You might think I'm just arguing along a slippery slope, but our towns & cities won't become nice places to be until we collectively stop worshipping the waste of energy & space that is the car."
Hahahaha. Good luck with that plan. First rebuild all the cities with jobs people can walk or cycle to. Oh and you’d better demolish all the suburbs built since the war that require a car to get close to anything like public transport or facilities. And then we all better stop being consumers of stuff, or are millions of delivery vans ok and it is only cars that are evil? Utopia will never happen. Progress is slow and often uncomfortable for some, but we have evolved to need personal transport. When a better system comes along cars will change or even disappear along with it.
MARX VESTAPPEN
As a F1 fan for well over 3 decades, I should be excited.....but I'll wait for the actual products that come out of this. So far it's mostly just the usual marketing barf....
But hey, if this is what's necessary to get accurately proportioned front and rear tires, I'm all for it. It's not to late to give the MP 4/4 a pitstop!
But apart from some cars, what other products should we expect?
- The entire Monaco circuit as a set, minifig scale obviously. Maybe a microscale version as GWP?
- A Günther Steiner buste
- An Art set of Goatifi and Stroll, including a Sound Brick playing Blame Canada!
- A Bottas puzzle set where it's a challenge to remove the wheels.
- Sound Bricks with the best Alonso and Räikkönen quotes.
- A set with a podium and a Nico Nico Hülkenberg minifg.....and cancel the set before release.
- No set whatsoever with Ocon, since everybody hates him.
I can't see a CMF series making much sense - not only are the drivers very similar but presumably any car sets will include the drivers anyway. A few extra pieces & stickers would allow for either team member to be made. The 2nd driver is also somewhat of an 'also ran' figure, over shadowed by the team's lead driver.
Saying that, I can see Lego not letting that stop them.
@bananaworld said:
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Ah yes! Just what LEGO needs: even more cars! (heavy eyeroll)
Another generation of children who will grow up believing that 'car go vroom', that cars need to go fast all the time, that cars are aspirational, that cars are necessary for transportation, that not being in a car is something to look down upon.
You might think I'm just arguing along a slippery slope, but our towns & cities won't become nice places to be until we collectively stop worshipping the waste of energy & space that is the car."
I mostly agree. I do find it odd that TLG has apparently banned the depiction of standard motor vehicles for Round 6 of the Bricklink Designer Program, and yet is happy to endorse F1.
I'm personally of the opinion that depiction is NOT endorsement. Like you, I abhor and disapprove of our present reliance on the motor vehicle, but motor vehicles exist, and if we finally get rid of them, they will have existed, like pirates and feudal systems (both of which make for highly popular Lego themes), and so I don't believe there's anything ideologically wrong with depicting/building/playing with toy cars, Lego ones included. My issue is why TLG believe elite cars designed purely for sport/entertainment are less problematic than regular cars that many people (including the elderly, the very young, and the disabled) still rely upon for mobility (albeit, not myself, as someone who walks/cycles/relies on public transport).
As long as we get some more classic F1 sets to accompany 10330, then I'll be happy. I agree with other's though, the licencing is going to be hideously expensive.
@legobigbloke said:
" @bananaworld said:
"
Ah yes! Just what LEGO needs: even more cars! (heavy eyeroll)
Another generation of children who will grow up believing that 'car go vroom', that cars need to go fast all the time, that cars are aspirational, that cars are necessary for transportation, that not being in a car is something to look down upon.
You might think I'm just arguing along a slippery slope, but our towns & cities won't become nice places to be until we collectively stop worshipping the waste of energy & space that is the car."
Hahahaha. Good luck with that plan. First rebuild all the cities with jobs people can walk or cycle to. Oh and you’d better demolish all the suburbs built since the war that require a car to get close to anything like public transport or facilities. And then we all better stop being consumers of stuff, or are millions of delivery vans ok and it is only cars that are evil? Utopia will never happen. Progress is slow and often uncomfortable for some, but we have evolved to need personal transport. When a better system comes along cars will change or even disappear along with it. "
We had a better system - streetcars. For example: Los Angeles had the Pacific Electric system, which was bought out by a conglomerate, replaced by busses and shut down. LA has been a smoggy parking lot ever since. GM and several tire companies were the ones running that conglomerate, and gave discounts on busses to have cities who shut down their streetcar / subway / elevated systems. It happened nearly nationwide, not just in LA as well - just google the Great Streetcar Scandal. GM and the tire companies were cleared of any official wrongdoing, but they may have greased palms to get that verdict. (History is unclear here)
And before you say streetcars were just for people: they had post office streetcars, hearse streetcars, and ambulance streetcars. (These were not widespread, but they DID exist.)
hope some polybags in 30xxx series will be released as well
@Murdoch17 said:
[We had a better system - streetcars. For example: Los Angeles had the Pacific Electric system, which was bought out by a conglomerate, replaced by busses and shut down. LA has been a smoggy parking lot ever since. GM and several tire companies were the ones running that conglomerate, and gave discounts on busses to have cities who shut down their streetcar / subway / elevated systems. It happened nearly nationwide, not just in LA as well - just google the Great Streetcar Scandal. GM and the tire companies were cleared of any official wrongdoing, but they may have greased palms to get that verdict. (History is unclear here)
And before you say streetcars were just for people: they had post office streetcars, hearse streetcars, and ambulance streetcars. (These were not widespread, but they DID exist.)]]
Oh yes better, more utopian, systems have been and gone and will come and go in the future. But everyone ignores the very large elephant in the room - population explosion. To get rid of personal transport we will all have to live in enormously tall, high density housing. The American (western?) dream of several acres and a front porch with swing can only happen with cars. No bus/train/tram/streetcar system can ever cover enormous suburban sprawl. Get back to the population of the 1920s and we can live a much smaller and compact lifestyle.
Personally I'm most interested in seeing the unusual suspects getting into F1 for a set or two; Dreamzzz, Art, Creator 3-in-1, and Friends got space-branded sets last year.
Dreamzzz seems obvious with an F-1 Z-Blob, Creator 3-in-1 could probably figure out some thematic alt-builds from an F-1 car, and Friends will probably have a pitstop set (seems like the most obvious appropriate "hangout" spot).
A year of racing cars will probably get repetitive (though the "Space year" didn't exactly go far outside City or Technic), so it will be interesting to see what else was designed.
Considering how expensive F1 official merch sells for these days, I'm a bit nervous by this announcement. The increase in price on the speed champions McLaren and Aston Martin F1 cars was bad enough, not to mention the price of the D2C F1 Technic Mercedes-AMG. Now slap the F1 logo on the box and I imagine that this license will end up driving the prices up further come next year.
I am amazed that F1 is apparently still popular somewhere. Over here, interest in F1 is at an all time low. And understandably so. They killed off the traditional races we had in Germany years ago, there are no competitive German drivers, they even stopped the broadcast of the entire season they traditionally had on RTL. Now they just show a select few, and even those don't seem to garner much following any longer.
F1 had its heyday over here when Michael Schumacher was around, and Sebastian Vettel. Even in the years right after Nico Rosberg's championship victory viewership remained respectable, but it then went into a steep decline.
And even without the purely German perspective there's all the arguments about the environmental aspects. I really wonder what prompted LEGO to this decision.
Perhaps these new products will sell like hotcakes anyway, who knows.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'll dig out and build my copy of 6381...
@AustinPowers said:
"I am amazed that F1 is apparently still popular somewhere. Over here, interest in F1 is at an all time low. And understandably so. They killed off the traditional races we had in Germany years ago, there are no competitive German drivers, they even stopped the broadcast of the entire season they traditionally had on RTL. Now they just show a select few, and even those don't seem to garner much following any longer.
F1 had its heyday over here when Michael Schumacher was around, and Sebastian Vettel. Even in the years right after Nico Rosberg's championship victory viewership remained respectable, but it then went into a steep decline.
And even without the purely German perspective there's all the arguments about the environmental aspects. I really wonder what prompted LEGO to this decision. "
All of those reasons for German interest to dwindle are pretty strictly German, though. If those were widespread issues, then it would indeed be weird that interest was still around. But if it's just your pocket getting left out, then it wouldn't be weird that folks outside of your pocket are still interested.
Well my hope for more normal Speed Champions car sets gets lower and lower.
The last time I watched a F1 race there were so few overtakes they may as well have finished in the starting order and not bothered going round the track. Since then I've not tuned in again.
I do however own 8654 and 75913, both of which are good solid sets. I don't expect to see anything in the range that I like but I'm willing to be surprised.
Even as a Brit, Schumacher era was peak F1 hope we see some things with him and Ralph in there
Yeah, having to get anywhere by driving cars is frustrating, but that's not really F1's problem, is it? Toy cars will always sell. Transformers hasn't died for 40 years. I'm not a car nut, but I don't see anything especially wrong with race car toys. If kids grow up to think that every normal road drive should be a race and to gun it at max speed, that's a parenting and teaching issue.
@ELbricker said:
"Considering how expensive F1 official merch sells for these days, I'm a bit nervous by this announcement. The increase in price on the speed champions McLaren and Aston Martin F1 cars was bad enough, not to mention the price of the D2C F1 Technic Mercedes-AMG. Now slap the F1 logo on the box and I imagine that this license will end up driving the prices up further come next year. "
That's why they're so excited, it means more ca$h! $_$
UCS Drive to Survive Will Buxton Talking Head bust?
I imagine the reference to recreating the world of F1 is through pit stop, garage and start/finish line sets and not specific moments. Can't imagine a Bahrain Grosjean set, for example, and as with a lot of iconic sports moments it's often as much the commentary that makes a moment iconic. I'm interested to see what they do!
As they've been experimenting with Mario Kart tracks, would love to see Monza or Las Vegas. As well as remote control Technic using 42176 platform.
Wink wink nudge nudge, this will be the successor to Space "supertheme" for 2024. Friends F1? Any guesses for 2026?+
@AustinPowers said:
"I am amazed that F1 is apparently still popular somewhere. Over here, interest in F1 is at an all time low. And understandably so. They killed off the traditional races we had in Germany years ago, there are no competitive German drivers, they even stopped the broadcast of the entire season they traditionally had on RTL. Now they just show a select few, and even those don't seem to garner much following any longer.
F1 had its heyday over here when Michael Schumacher was around, and Sebastian Vettel. Even in the years right after Nico Rosberg's championship victory viewership remained respectable, but it then went into a steep decline.
And even without the purely German perspective there's all the arguments about the environmental aspects. I really wonder what prompted LEGO to this decision.
Perhaps these new products will sell like hotcakes anyway, who knows.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'll dig out and build my copy of 6381... "
Is Hülkenberg too Dutch for ze Germans? ;-)
The weird thing is, before Schumacher, Germany had very little success in F1, with just three wins by two drivers, the last in 1975. Yet as far as I know F1 had always been popular in Germany despite that. And obviously things boomed with Schumacher, but to see such a steep decline is weird.
Read in a couple of places this might be used in City sets as well?
Don’t really like the idea of an IP ££premium in City …. Or is that just me?
Yesssss, this hopefully means a Williams model for me in some form.
@AliveAndBricking said:
" @bananaworld said:
"
Ah yes! Just what LEGO needs: even more cars! (heavy eyeroll)
Another generation of children who will grow up believing that 'car go vroom', that cars need to go fast all the time, that cars are aspirational, that cars are necessary for transportation, that not being in a car is something to look down upon.
You might think I'm just arguing along a slippery slope, but our towns & cities won't become nice places to be until we collectively stop worshipping the waste of energy & space that is the car."
I mostly agree. I do find it odd that TLG has apparently banned the depiction of standard motor vehicles for Round 6 of the Bricklink Designer Program, and yet is happy to endorse F1.
I'm personally of the opinion that depiction is NOT endorsement. Like you, I abhor and disapprove of our present reliance on the motor vehicle, but motor vehicles exist, and if we finally get rid of them, they will have existed, like pirates and feudal systems (both of which make for highly popular Lego themes), and so I don't believe there's anything ideologically wrong with depicting/building/playing with toy cars, Lego ones included. My issue is why TLG believe elite cars designed purely for sport/entertainment are less problematic than regular cars that many people (including the elderly, the very young, and the disabled) still rely upon for mobility (albeit, not myself, as someone who walks/cycles/relies on public transport)."
Cringe
@N1majneb said:
"A diorama with the quote "Multi 21"
I can get behind that ;)"
Yes! A diorama of Webber punching Vettel straight in the down unda’. I’d pay big money for that.
Otherwise this is going to get boring very fast. We don’t need a fleet of F1 cars that all look the same. We need more variety of racing series like past Speed Champs.
@Feroz said:
"Nice for the F1 fans.
I didn't expect Duplo to be mentioned.
"
Why not? They had Disney Cars, and in the past there were sets like 4694.
It's an odd move for their green credentials though. I mean, F1 is trying, but really, shipping 500 tonnes of equipment around the world, plus 1000 staff, will never be green. Even if you put some batteries in the cars.
I got the notification "Lego announces closer partnership with For-" and was certain it was Fortnite, but was surprised it actually wasn't.
@legobigbloke said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"We had a better system - streetcars. For example: Los Angeles had the Pacific Electric system, which was bought out by a conglomerate, replaced by busses and shut down. LA has been a smoggy parking lot ever since. GM and several tire companies were the ones running that conglomerate, and gave discounts on busses to have cities who shut down their streetcar / subway / elevated systems. It happened nearly nationwide, not just in LA as well - just google the Great Streetcar Scandal. GM and the tire companies were cleared of any official wrongdoing, but they may have greased palms to get that verdict. (History is unclear here)
And before you say streetcars were just for people: they had post office streetcars, hearse streetcars, and ambulance streetcars. (These were not widespread, but they DID exist.)"
Oh yes better, more utopian, systems have been and gone and will come and go in the future. But everyone ignores the very large elephant in the room - population explosion. To get rid of personal transport we will all have to live in enormously tall, high density housing. The American (western?) dream of several acres and a front porch with swing can only happen with cars. No bus/train/tram/streetcar system can ever cover enormous suburban sprawl. Get back to the population of the 1920s and we can live a much smaller and compact lifestyle. "
Streetcar companies didn't just enable suburban sprawl before the automobile, they intentionally created and promoted it. You can argue they mostly invented it. Streetcar companies heavily built speculative routes out into the unpopulated hinterlands to create a market for their services. If you haven't seen period photos of new streetcar lines, they depict miles and miles of lonely poles out in fields and forests with nary a house in sight, back in the days of the late 1800s/early 1900s when there was this allegedly-wonderful deficit of humans. At the ends of these railroads to nowhere, streetcar companies built Trolley Parks as destinations for miserable city dwellers to escape the close confines of the dense cities to enjoy a picnic and reconnect with nature and pleasure. So much did those city dwellers enjoy their escape that they wanted to live there full-time, and built up homes along the routes. When automobiles arrived, they were an obvious improvement over a slow fixed-route rail system, and streetcars became a victim of their own innovation.
Massive metroplexes of supertall structures didn't even exist until the late 1800s because the technology to build tall buildings didn't exist. It has always been normal for people to live in low-density villages. What changed is that the meager services available to small developments have massively improved, but must be concentrated to be economical. In other words, suburbs won out over tiny villages.
@Utter said:
"Next CMF will be F1 cars! "
I believe the F1 CMF series is set to release in May, while Series 27 will come out in January
Having 2024 Space themed had many possibilities.
Just F1 for 2025 on the other hand seems rather limited and kinda blending in with the Speed Champions theme.
Making the May 2025 CMF a deviation of what is making the series a continuing succes is regrettable. Turning to linceses with CMF is one thing, changing the concept all together a completely different thing. True, uninteresting Lego sets are saving money but they hurt the excitement and engagement.
@WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"I am amazed that F1 is apparently still popular somewhere. Over here, interest in F1 is at an all time low. And understandably so. They killed off the traditional races we had in Germany years ago, there are no competitive German drivers, they even stopped the broadcast of the entire season they traditionally had on RTL. Now they just show a select few, and even those don't seem to garner much following any longer.
F1 had its heyday over here when Michael Schumacher was around, and Sebastian Vettel. Even in the years right after Nico Rosberg's championship victory viewership remained respectable, but it then went into a steep decline.
And even without the purely German perspective there's all the arguments about the environmental aspects. I really wonder what prompted LEGO to this decision.
Perhaps these new products will sell like hotcakes anyway, who knows.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'll dig out and build my copy of 6381 ... "
Is Hülkenberg too Dutch for ze Germans? ;-)
The weird thing is, before Schumacher, Germany had very little success in F1, with just three wins by two drivers, the last in 1975. Yet as far as I know F1 had always been popular in Germany despite that. And obviously things boomed with Schumacher, but to see such a steep decline is weird."
Since when has Hülkenberg any chances of making it to the top?
Yes, back in the day F1 was highly popular even without German drivers, but when Schumi and Vettel came along we kind of got used to Germany being a major force in the circus. Nowadays (as with basically any other kind of sports) Germany is far away from former glory.
Plus the races were far more exciting. More danger, more thrill, exciting pit stops...
Nowadays everything seems so lame. No refueling, no exploding engines, and less and less of the traditional courses. Instead all these "who has the most bribe money gets it" circuits with no soul or tradition.
That's not the Formula 1 that I grew up with and loved.
@AustinPowers said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"I am amazed that F1 is apparently still popular somewhere. Over here, interest in F1 is at an all time low. And understandably so. They killed off the traditional races we had in Germany years ago, there are no competitive German drivers, they even stopped the broadcast of the entire season they traditionally had on RTL. Now they just show a select few, and even those don't seem to garner much following any longer.
F1 had its heyday over here when Michael Schumacher was around, and Sebastian Vettel. Even in the years right after Nico Rosberg's championship victory viewership remained respectable, but it then went into a steep decline.
And even without the purely German perspective there's all the arguments about the environmental aspects. I really wonder what prompted LEGO to this decision.
Perhaps these new products will sell like hotcakes anyway, who knows.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'll dig out and build my copy of 6381 ... "
Is Hülkenberg too Dutch for ze Germans? ;-)
The weird thing is, before Schumacher, Germany had very little success in F1, with just three wins by two drivers, the last in 1975. Yet as far as I know F1 had always been popular in Germany despite that. And obviously things boomed with Schumacher, but to see such a steep decline is weird."
Since when has Hülkenberg any chances of making it to the top?
Yes, back in the day F1 was highly popular even without German drivers, but when Schumi and Vettel came along we kind of got used to Germany being a major force in the circus. Nowadays (as with basically any other kind of sports) Germany is far away from former glory.
Plus the races were far more exciting. More danger, more thrill, exciting pit stops...
Nowadays everything seems so lame. No refueling, no exploding engines, and less and less of the traditional courses. Instead all these "who has the most bribe money gets it" circuits with no soul or tradition.
That's not the Formula 1 that I grew up with and loved. "
Breaking news: F1 doesn’t revolve around German drivers
Aside from that, yes, there’s not as much action as far as dangers of fueling and unreliability is concerned. But it’s instead much safer for everyone involved.
Also, have you seen this season…?
Sounds cool! Not the biggest fan of F1, but i'll still get a couple of these sets for sure.
@AustinPowers said:
"Since when has Hülkenberg any chances of making it to the top?
Yes, back in the day F1 was highly popular even without German drivers, but when Schumi and Vettel came along we kind of got used to Germany being a major force in the circus. Nowadays (as with basically any other kind of sports) Germany is far away from former glory.
Plus the races were far more exciting. More danger, more thrill, exciting pit stops...
Nowadays everything seems so lame. No refueling, no exploding engines, and less and less of the traditional courses. Instead all these "who has the most bribe money gets it" circuits with no soul or tradition.
That's not the Formula 1 that I grew up with and loved. "
I bet with Audi the Hulk might be in contention for some 4th places again!
As for current F1 versus the old days.....for some part I'm with you, for some part not. Racing now is closer than it has been in decades, that's a good thing. But indeed, so is relaibility. Back in the 90s, even when a Williams was a minute or so ahead of everyone else, you knew at any moment the engine could blow. More often than not, less than half of the grid (with 26 cars and at some point even pre-qualifying!) would make it to the flag. Back then I was a fan of Jean Alesi, and he *almost* won so many races.... Now looking at this season, on average 7 out of the first 8 cars are from the top 4 teams, which all have near perfect reliabilty. Luckily Aston Martin dropped the ball once again (and kept Stroll), otherwise the other five teams might as well stay home.
But then again, this current season is still more unpredictable than ever, with Verstappen still in a big lead but with a dog of a car, and others eating away what seemed to be an easy 4th title. And the once so superior Red Bull team seems destined for a 3rd or maybe even 4th place in the constructors championship. Did anyone see that coming going into this season?
But apart from just F1, what happened with Germany and racing in general? The current DTM is a far cry from the once so glorious spectacle, and at Le Mans they also got sidelined. Where did it all go wrong?
@Rabrickzel said:
"Bionicle 2025 confirmed."
No, it's not. There are no confirmations or even rumors of anything Bionicle coming anytime in 2025.
Too close. Too close!
@Brickmasterboy said:
"Breaking news: F1 doesn’t revolve around German drivers. "
True, not anymore. Which is exactly why many people here have lost interest.
Plus, since when is safety the reason why people watch racing? Deep down everyone hopes for some spectacle. Crashes, scandals, action.
And no, I haven't seen the current season. Like I said, German television has all but stopped broadcasting. Years ago, Formula 1 races meant that on RTL basically the whole weekend was dedicated to it. From qualifying sessions to the race itself and anything in between. And people watched by the millions. They paid a fortune for tickets and drove to Hockenheim or the Nürburgring, making it a camping trip for the entire family. Do you think these people will buy plane tickets for a trip to a race in Abu Dhabi, the US, or China? Without even a successful German driver in the mix?
The irony is that a German guy is reponsible for so many terrible circuits (and a few good ones) all around the globe that have taken the place of the German GP....
And to be fair, he also ruined the Hockenheimring.
@Murdoch17 said:
" @Rabrickzel said:
"Bionicle 2025 confirmed."
No, it's not. There are no confirmations or even rumors of anything Bionicle coming anytime in 2025."
A man can dream, right?
at the moment we don't have italian drivers since Giovinazzi, but latest top drivers who could win the crown were Alboreto and Patrese in late '80-first '90...
during '90 there were 13 at the same time and several italian teams (Schumacher winned his early championships for the italian Benetton!), today only Ferrari and maybe AlphaTauri... but F1 is still popular as never been before! Luckly we have 2 circuits like Monza and Imola...
I'm in if we get Tiny Turbos/Speed Champions polybag-size cars in decent numbers.
@pazza_inter said:
"at the moment we don't have italian drivers since Giovinazzi, but latest top drivers who could win the crown were Alboreto and Patrese in late '80-first '90..."
Yet the lack of succesful Italian drivers doesn't seem to harm popularity in Italy, judging on the recent GP at Monza.....
Germany could learn a thing or two from that.
As for Italian Jesus, his carreer highlight must have been him together with Kimi in an Alfa on the Nordschleife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlD9lbWF5WQ
@R1_Drift said:
"MARX VESTAPPEN"
"Mika Hegelinen remarks somewhere that all great historical F1 crashes and personages happen, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce."
- Marx Verstappen, "The 10th World Championship of Lewis Napoleon"
@Ridgeheart said:
" @b2_O said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @Rabrickzel said:
"Bionicle 2025 confirmed."
No, it's not. There are no confirmations or even rumors of anything Bionicle coming anytime in 2025."
A man can dream, right?"
Judging from your profile-picture, you are not a man. You are an electronic sheep. Androids may or may not dream of you."
Fair enough...
As someone who lives near Las Vegas...
UCS F1 Las Vegas track set!!!!!
Build the course that created permanent construction traffic in Las Vegas for years to come! Includes minifigs of angry locals walking to work having to park miles away from their jobs on the strip! 1% of the included figures are representative of the only people that can afford to even watch the race! You must make 7 figures to be put on a waiting list to have the chance at this set!
Ok, it's not that bad but last year was really rough.
@darthjazno said:
"As someone who lives near Las Vegas...
UCS F1 Las Vegas track set!!!!!
Build the course that created permanent construction traffic in Las Vegas for years to come! Includes minifigs of angry locals walking to work having to park miles away from their jobs on the strip! 1% of the included figures are representative of the only people that can afford to even watch the race! You must make 7 figures to be put on a waiting list to have the chance at this set!
Ok, it's not that bad but last year was really rough."
Cool idea! And obviously they should include a loose manhole cover as an easter egg.
And hey, to make it even better, they could include the infamous Caesars Palace Grand Prix as an alternate build!
Looks at my shelves which are currently at peak capacity while thinking about LEGO partnering with F1.
I should have listened to Alonso. "All the time you have to leave a space."
I don't know how interested I'll be in what comes of this, but here's hoping for some historical F1 cars. A Tyrell P34, as @Alpha_Tango mentioned, would be cool.
@AustinPowers said:"Plus, since when is safety the reason why people watch racing? Deep down everyone hopes for some spectacle. Crashes, scandals, action."
"People go to political debates for the same reason they go to car races. They don't care who wins; they just want to see the crashes."
After the Ayrton Senna mp4/4 we need a schumacher F1 car.
Meh. Call me when they do IndyCar Series.
@Diamondback_Six said:
"Meh. Call me when they do IndyCar Series."
Oh, like 7682?
@TheOtherMike said:
" @Diamondback_Six said:
"Meh. Call me when they do IndyCar Series."
Oh, like 7682?"
ROFL.
That's brilliant. Why didn't I think of that? ;-)
@Ridgeheart said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @darthjazno said:
"As someone who lives near Las Vegas...
UCS F1 Las Vegas track set!!!!!
Build the course that created permanent construction traffic in Las Vegas for years to come! Includes minifigs of angry locals walking to work having to park miles away from their jobs on the strip! 1% of the included figures are representative of the only people that can afford to even watch the race! You must make 7 figures to be put on a waiting list to have the chance at this set!
Ok, it's not that bad but last year was really rough."
Cool idea! And obviously they should include a loose manhole cover as an easter egg.
And hey, to make it even better, they could include the infamous Caesars Palace Grand Prix as an alternate build!"
The Wiz here seems to actually enjoy cars going vroom, and that's fair enough. I'm not here to tell you what you should and should not enjoy, even if that's just vroom-cars.
I AM here to tell you that the Dutch F1 circuit in Zandvoort, for such a thing exists, has faced and caused similar problems. If and when we get a set based on our own trials and tribulations, I can only hope we get adorably miniscaled representations of climate-protestors, displaced endangered animals, traffic-congestion, bought-and-sold officials and of course, our future being sold wholesale by Prince Bernhard Junior - a blueblood so thoroughly corrupt that every time he winks, an angel gets gonorrhea.
Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. You were saying? Cars, vroom. Right."
My doctor and I have been so puzzled about my recurrent gonorrhea.
Mystery solved.
@Ridgeheart said:
"The Wiz here seems to actually enjoy cars going vroom, and that's fair enough. I'm not here to tell you what you should and should not enjoy, even if that's just vroom-cars.
I AM here to tell you that the Dutch F1 circuit in Zandvoort, for such a thing exists, has faced and caused similar problems. If and when we get a set based on our own trials and tribulations, I can only hope we get adorably miniscaled representations of climate-protestors, displaced endangered animals, traffic-congestion, bought-and-sold officials and of course, our future being sold wholesale by Prince Bernhard Junior - a blueblood so thoroughly corrupt that every time he winks, an angel gets gonorrhea.
Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. You were saying? Cars, vroom. Right."
XR protestors made out of.....oil? Now that would be ironic.
But yeah, they should have done the Dutch GP in Assen. But hey, all dubious shenanigans aside, at least Zandvoort gave us some good races! in that regard it's kinda similar to racing in Saudi Arabia....
I dont understand why they specifically HAD to do F1?? Why not just Racing and include F1 as a part of that?
It's so specific especially since this has to apply across themes.
It would be like making 'Imperial Armada' the new multi-theme theme rather than just 'Pirates' (which includes the various Imperials)
@Brickchap said:
"I dont understand why they specifically HAD to do F1?? Why not just Racing and include F1 as a part of that?"
Well.....they have been doing that for years if not decades. We've had F1, Formula E, WEC, WRC, W2RC, NASCAR, Extreme E, Monster Jam, and more than that (and for the sake of convenience, I just limited that list to the current names/classes). And I doubt they will stop doing so.
I watch most of the races and personally enjoy this partnership.
maybe TLG could make a remake of 6395 in F1 / Speed Racers scale :D
@WizardOfOss said:
" @pazza_inter said:
"at the moment we don't have italian drivers since Giovinazzi, but latest top drivers who could win the crown were Alboreto and Patrese in late '80-first '90..."
Yet the lack of succesful Italian drivers doesn't seem to harm popularity in Italy, judging on the recent GP at Monza.....
Germany could learn a thing or two from that.
As for Italian Jesus, his carreer highlight must have been him together with Kimi in an Alfa on the Nordschleife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlD9lbWF5WQ
"
we have Ferrari... which is totalizing for italian F1 audience...
in the past many fans booed Italian drivers who could win at Monza/Imola because they prefer the victory of a foreign driver on Ferrari
It's like a germanian fan who booe Vettel because he prefer the win of the british Hamilton BUT on a germanian car (Mercedes, although it's basically british)
@8lackmagic said:
"As long as we get some more classic F1 sets to accompany 10330, then I'll be happy. I agree with other's though, the licencing is going to be hideously expensive. "
Agree with this completely, current F1 holds little interest for me so I wouldn't be very interested - but for vintage F1 look no further than Rebrickable; all sorts of vintage cars there, no licensing to worry about either. Especially take a look at RoscoPC's 1/8th scale creations but he also does Speed Champions scale too...
@pazza_inter said:
"maybe TLG could make a remake of 6395 in F1 / Speed Racers scale :D"
Do You mean Speed Champions? Speed Racer was long time ago. By the way, I liked these sets and I also think the movie is underrated.
@Ridgeheart said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @darthjazno said:
"As someone who lives near Las Vegas...
UCS F1 Las Vegas track set!!!!!
Build the course that created permanent construction traffic in Las Vegas for years to come! Includes minifigs of angry locals walking to work having to park miles away from their jobs on the strip! 1% of the included figures are representative of the only people that can afford to even watch the race! You must make 7 figures to be put on a waiting list to have the chance at this set!
Ok, it's not that bad but last year was really rough."
Cool idea! And obviously they should include a loose manhole cover as an easter egg.
And hey, to make it even better, they could include the infamous Caesars Palace Grand Prix as an alternate build!"
The Wiz here seems to actually enjoy cars going vroom, and that's fair enough. I'm not here to tell you what you should and should not enjoy, even if that's just vroom-cars.
I AM here to tell you that the Dutch F1 circuit in Zandvoort, for such a thing exists, has faced and caused similar problems. If and when we get a set based on our own trials and tribulations, I can only hope we get adorably miniscaled representations of climate-protestors, displaced endangered animals, traffic-congestion, bought-and-sold officials and of course, our future being sold wholesale by Prince Bernhard Junior - a blueblood so thoroughly corrupt that every time he winks, an angel gets gonorrhea.
Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. You were saying? Cars, vroom. Right."
This would be the kind of set that finally gets me enthusiastic about sportswheels. Ordinarily I view sportswheels with the same bewilderment as I view sportsball, the main difference being that sportswheels is louder. I only checked in on this thread to see if somebody noticed how Lego went from banning fossil fuel depictions to signing a license for ostentatiously gas-guzzling sportswheel vehicles. It's enough to give one worse whiplash than taking the 5 billionth loop too fast.
But all of the things you described would be a set worth paying for. Does sportswheels regularly get public funding for private arenas like sportsball does? Because the only thing that could make this set better would be a multibillion-dollar municipal bond.
@AllenSmith said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @darthjazno said:
"As someone who lives near Las Vegas...
UCS F1 Las Vegas track set!!!!!
Build the course that created permanent construction traffic in Las Vegas for years to come! Includes minifigs of angry locals walking to work having to park miles away from their jobs on the strip! 1% of the included figures are representative of the only people that can afford to even watch the race! You must make 7 figures to be put on a waiting list to have the chance at this set!
Ok, it's not that bad but last year was really rough."
Cool idea! And obviously they should include a loose manhole cover as an easter egg.
And hey, to make it even better, they could include the infamous Caesars Palace Grand Prix as an alternate build!"
The Wiz here seems to actually enjoy cars going vroom, and that's fair enough. I'm not here to tell you what you should and should not enjoy, even if that's just vroom-cars.
I AM here to tell you that the Dutch F1 circuit in Zandvoort, for such a thing exists, has faced and caused similar problems. If and when we get a set based on our own trials and tribulations, I can only hope we get adorably miniscaled representations of climate-protestors, displaced endangered animals, traffic-congestion, bought-and-sold officials and of course, our future being sold wholesale by Prince Bernhard Junior - a blueblood so thoroughly corrupt that every time he winks, an angel gets gonorrhea.
Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. You were saying? Cars, vroom. Right."
This would be the kind of set that finally gets me enthusiastic about sportswheels. Ordinarily I view sportswheels with the same bewilderment as I view sportsball, the main difference being that sportswheels is louder. I only checked in on this thread to see if somebody noticed how Lego went from banning fossil fuel depictions to signing a license for ostentatiously gas-guzzling sportswheel vehicles. It's enough to give one worse whiplash than taking the 5 billionth loop too fast.
But all of the things you described would be a set worth paying for. Does sportswheels regularly get public funding for private arenas like sportsball does? Because the only thing that could make this set better would be a multibillion-dollar municipal bond."
Yes. Like bouncey ball, most wheelie vroom vrooms wouldn't occur without massive direct and indirect public subsidies.
Your tax dollars at work.
Disclaimer: I really enjoy bouncey ball but do not agree that tax dollars should be used to support billionaire bouncey ball.
Hey, Panem et circenses ;-)
@WizardOfOss said:
" @Brickchap said:
"I dont understand why they specifically HAD to do F1?? Why not just Racing and include F1 as a part of that?"
Well.....they have been doing that for years if not decades. We've had F1, Formula E, WEC, WRC, W2RC, NASCAR, Extreme E, Monster Jam, and more than that (and for the sake of convenience, I just limited that list to the current names/classes). And I doubt they will stop doing so."
You obviously didnt read my comment.
Weve had F1 and NASCAR branded sets before, but it makes NO SENSE limiting a multi theme wave to just F1.
This years overall theme was Space. Space is suitably broad, it can be realistic or fantasy, human exploration or planets/stars.
You havent answered why they couldnt just say Racing and that allows for F1, stock cars, off road stuff, sci fi space races, aircraft and boat races, realistic or entirely make believe. Its just common sense.
@Brickchap said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Brickchap said:
"I dont understand why they specifically HAD to do F1?? Why not just Racing and include F1 as a part of that?"
Well.....they have been doing that for years if not decades. We've had F1, Formula E, WEC, WRC, W2RC, NASCAR, Extreme E, Monster Jam, and more than that (and for the sake of convenience, I just limited that list to the current names/classes). And I doubt they will stop doing so."
You obviously didnt read my comment.
Weve had F1 and NASCAR branded sets before, but it makes NO SENSE limiting a multi theme wave to just F1.
This years overall theme was Space. Space is suitably broad, it can be realistic or fantasy, human exploration or planets/stars.
You havent answered why they couldnt just say Racing and that allows for F1, stock cars, off road stuff, sci fi space races, aircraft and boat races, realistic or entirely make believe. Its just common sense."
Australian isn't my first language, but even I know there's a difference between not reading and a slight misunderstanding.....
But to give you an answer.....Who says they won't do that? Granted, I don't think it's that likely either, but they could do both. A broader Racing theme like they indeed did with Space this year, and F1 as a subtheme. But to do so, they would still need that F1 license or "partnership" they now announced. How exactly they are gonna use it isn't mentioned yet.
I would be all for it though. The more Racing sets, the better. Well, maybe not for our wallet ;-)
@Feroz said:
"Nice for the F1 fans.
I didn't expect Duplo to be mentioned.
And reliving exciting moments means diorama sets?
I don't think this is for me, but will be interested to see how it develops."
I still have an unopened Duplo Ferrari F1 set from the Schumacher days. Saving it for my future grandkids. :)