LEGO Speed Champions Audi Revolut F1 car revealed!
Posted by CapnRex101,
The popular series of Speed Champions Formula 1 cars adds another to its ranks with 77259 Audi Revolut F1 Team R26 Race Car.
The new Audi F1 car created for the 2026 season was unveiled yesterday and the LEGO iteration will be available on March 1st, with 216 pieces and costing £22.99, $27.99 or €27.99.
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It is interesting to see how the LEGO design has been updated to reflect the regulations for the 2026 season, with a completely new front wing and more compact front suspension, which has meant swapping the unique piece introduced in 2025 for bucket handles, more similar to 76919 2023 McLaren Formula 1 Car.
What do you think of this car? Let us know in the comments.
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Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?
@Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
at least this one will have different nose than cars released last year
I know it’s “speed champions,” but I wouldn’t mind more minifig scale normal vehicles with speed champions level detailing. Not talking about the simplistic City vehicles.
@Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Many teams, many cars
Not only does this have significantly fewer pieces that all the F1 sets at this scale from last year, but the price has also been bumped up (from $26.99 to $27.99)
They all look the same to me...
Extremely boring
Curious how these are selling elsewhere because in my region of the US we don't care about F1 and these are shelfwarming bad...yet lego keeps on making them. There must be a market somewhere but its not here lol.
Such a very drab livery and like everyone said, we don't need more F1
I've been waiting to see what this one would look like and I have to say I'm a little underwhelmed. I was hoping they would use pearl silver for the front of the car to make the set more interesting and true to the source material.
As is this one is a definite maybe for me.
That's pretty quick for the new car.
They seem to sell reasonably well here, and good for fans that they have updated to account for the new team.
@TheAnalogKid said:
"Such a very drab livery and like everyone said, we don't need more F1 "
How many have you already bought though? For LEGO F1 fans, this is a good addition to the range. And remember, nobody is forced to buy these sets and they are not stopping something else being produced.
A bit disappointed by the colors which don't match the original scheme quite well. I find it a bit bland.
Yawn.
Really nice to see a smaller speed champions F1 car design - I always felt the old cars were too big and the wheels too small - this new version seems much better.
Although I feel it was a big miss not doing at least a flat silver, ideally the metallic silver for the front end...
The F1 helmet piece is pretty cool. I haven't noticed that before.
@Your_Future_President said:
"I know it’s “speed champions,” but I wouldn’t mind more minifig scale normal vehicles with speed champions level detailing. Not talking about the simplistic City vehicles. "
I think the only non-film/TV/comic book car I'd consider buying would be a VW Golf, if it was recognisable enough.
@Broken_Cheese_Slope said:
"Curious how these are selling elsewhere because in my region of the US we don't care about F1 and these are shelfwarming bad...yet lego keeps on making them. There must be a market somewhere but its not here lol. "
Would Nascar fare any better around there?
Back to the same construction as the 2024 McLaren, with regard to the wishbones, which looks no where near as good as the specialised over tyre winglets. Given that they haven't developed a new piece, Id be surprised that they'll be any others this year. Maybe, just Cadillac?
It's a shame Lego didn't make a new unique piece like 6813 but without the aero. Not only would it look better on this years car, it could have been used to make older versions of F1 cars. Speaking of which, I would love to see the same cars we are getting for icons but as minifigure scale speed champion sets.
The price for how much you get is insulting.
Looks rather bland and boring. But not that surprising, it's an Audi after all. They laugh at 50 Shades of Grey....
Also kinda disappointing the minnifig looks nothing like the actual suits of the team as presented yesterday, though I guess they just never got that design in time.
I do wonder if we'll eventually get the full 2026 grid. Not that I'd get any, last year only got the Red Bull, but absolutely hated building it. I don't like stickers, but usually I can get over it. In this case though, not so much.
That blue axle technic pin is an absolute eyesore that I wouldn't expect to come from a speed champions set...seems rushed.
@Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
I think the point is to showcase all the teams, so that whatever team or teams you support you can get a model of their car. The reason we're getting this new one is because the Sauber team has now become Audi, marking the end of an era, plus there's a whole new set of regulations as reflected by this model.
I've also been pleasantly surprised by how different the builds can be, for example the 2025 McClaren and Sauber I built recently using entirely different building techniques in places to create the unique shapes and capabilities of the different teams.
They're not for everyone, but as a long time F1 fan this is a dream come true.
This would feel overpriced at 20 Euro. At 28 it becomes totally ridiculous.
I mean, the CaDa one for that price has dozens of prints. This one not only looks totally drab but uses stickers for most of the decorations, as per usual.
Where's the value?
@AustinPowers said:
"This would feel overpriced at 20 Euro. At 28 it becomes totally ridiculous.
I mean, the CaDa one for that price has dozens of prints. This one not only looks totally drab but uses stickers for most of the decorations, as per usual.
Where's the value? "
Hey, it's an Audi. Basically just a rebadged Skoda with a higher price tag! ;-)
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Also, in regard to NASCAR, it’s been dying a slow death for awhile now.
@TheBrickKnight said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
I think the point is to showcase all the teams, so that whatever team or teams you support you can get a model of their car. The reason we're getting this new one is because the Sauber team has now become Audi, marking the end of an era, plus there's a whole new set of regulations as reflected by this model.
I've also been pleasantly surprised by how different the builds can be, for example the 2025 McClaren and Sauber I built recently using entirely different building techniques in places to create the unique shapes and capabilities of the different teams.
They're not for everyone, but as a long time F1 fan this is a dream come true. "
This...
For us F1 fans this models are a must buy
Idk if I'm wrong but is that a cheese slope corner in the upper rear? Looks like a promising new part
Will definitely get this, but probably not until it reaches the maximum price reduction in a few months. Not the most exciting livery!
I was looking through the member owned numbers for 2025 recently and a chunk of the F1 cars were near the top, so I assume that regardless of my personal disinterest and of course with the caveat that Brickset members who list their collections aren’t necessarily representative, they’re actually selling decently.
I am an F1 fan, and I am not even getting every team. Besides, this one is smaller, fewer pieces by 60, and the same price. I am ready for a greater variety of cars. Exotic cars are great, but let's do more classics, more JDM, trucks, rally cars, rock crawlers. Speed happens off road too.
I could care less about F1, but I’m always excited about new parts and recolors…
The lack of branding makes this look that much fresher, especially in LEGO form.
Are the F1 Speed champions actually popular? They seem to be the ones sat on the shelves in my area, while its all the other vehicles that sell. Even on the ownership stats for Brickset, we can see its the none F1 set ownership thats in the majority.
@Boettner_Builds said:
"I could care less about F1, but I’m always excited about new parts and recolors…"
"Word crimes" by Weird Al anyone?
:-)
I'd pay 10 money for this but I am not even in the target market.
Pass.
“The new Audi F1 car created for the 2026 season was unveiled yesterday”
It wasn’t, though. The car revealed yesterday was an unrepresentative mockup being used to show the 2026 livery.
the audi logo on the front wing is vertical instead of horizontal... :/
Just to point out that this is the first time the 2026 F1 car has been rendered in LEGO form. 2026 is a big regulation change with a lot of difference in how the car looks (at least to those who know such things), so this is not the same 'range' as 2025's cars (which depicted the 2024 cars).
I'm not a big fan of this particular model, it looks a little rough and ready, but I suspect it's like the McLaren released in 2024 and that either in late 2026 or early 2027 we'll see a new, improved range of the 11 teams on the grid.
This car has been partially Star Wars-ified :)
I’m fed up with F1 cars at this point. Sure, the first few were kind of cool, but it feels like they’re taking up spots that could be filled by other cars. The DeLorean this year has showed that Speed Champions has still got it with regular and movie cars, and now they’re going back to the identical, dull F1 cars. Either make them their own theme or tone it down a little bit please!
@PaddyNE said:
"I’m fed up with F1 cars at this point. Sure, the first few were kind of cool, but it feels like they’re taking up spots that could be filled by other cars. The DeLorean this year has showed that Speed Champions has still got it with regular and movie cars, and now they’re going back to the identical, dull F1 cars. Either make them their own theme or tone it down a little bit please!"
my thoughts exactly!
It's overpriced, but I like it. It's certainly different enough from last year's builds in the front wing, rear wing, and side pods to justify a new purchase.
@Jcontor said:
"I am an F1 fan, and I am not even getting every team. Besides, this one is smaller, fewer pieces by 60, and the same price. I am ready for a greater variety of cars. Exotic cars are great, but let's do more classics, more JDM, trucks, rally cars, rock crawlers. Speed happens off road too."
It's actually more expensive by $1, for fewer pieces. That's 2026 LEGO for ya
@PaddyNE said:
"I’m fed up with F1 cars at this point. Sure, the first few were kind of cool, but it feels like they’re taking up spots that could be filled by other cars. The DeLorean this year has showed that Speed Champions has still got it with regular and movie cars, and now they’re going back to the identical, dull F1 cars. Either make them their own theme or tone it down a little bit please!"
Tone it down, they have. 5 “regular” speed champions cars released this wave, and just 3 Formula cars for this year so far. Last year it was 10 all at once. They’re not filling up any space at all, 5 standalone cars is already more than a regular wave would usually consist of (3 + 1 or 2 double packs)
One buck at a time, each time a little more expensive, less pieces, same ol' stuff: irritating.
@Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Last year produced every team. This year has a new team (well, a rebranded team--but a new one is coming, so expect Cadillac to show up as well), so we get a new set. It's pretty clear there are two types of Lego set: sets people want, and sets Lego produced probably because money changed hands. I'm pretty sure that explains the football stadiums, and it's the -only- thing that can explain the shoes...
When the whole batch of 10 cars came out last year, I was disappointed. "Why? Why 10 cars that all look the same? Man, speed champions is going to be boring this year..." Then I got one at 20% off. They're well-designed. A lot of stickers, but not really much more than any other SC. And on closer inspection, you realize they all have subtle differences corresponding the the actual cars. I got a couple more. Then I got into the sport, found I enjoyed it, and... got the other seven (don't worry, all at 20% off or better). So that huge marketing push F1 has been making, with these Lego sets being part of it, totally worked on me.
So tl;dr: It's me. I'm the reason. And I bet there are a lot more like me.
Are the F1 cars popular? I haven't bought one, even at 30% off. They all look alie.
Yet I have all the Speed Champs from prior years.
@Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Would you prefer an X-wing?
Fitting tribute to release the future DWC Hulkenberg car. More podiums in 2025 than Hamilton and Schumacher combined.
@AustinPowers said:
"This would feel overpriced at 20 Euro. At 28 it becomes totally ridiculous.
I mean, the CaDa one for that price has dozens of prints. This one not only looks totally drab but uses stickers for most of the decorations, as per usual.
Where's the value? "
That's a tick on my Lego bingo card. You've found a dodgy Chinese brand that produces a 'better' version. And, of course, it's cheaper as they won't be worried about minor issues like licensing costs.
That aside, like a lot of people on here I have no interest in current F1 but I also have no issue with Lego producing an extensive line of the cars. I do understand that is not how it supposed to work on here.
The livery's straight-up incorrect.
The BP logo is green and on the back of the engine cover.
The Castrol logo is monochrome and placed where the BP logo is on the set.
The Audi logo on the nosecone is horizontal, not vertical.
The order of the sponsors on the nosecone is incorrect.
The BP-Castrol thing is especially jarring, because the BP logo on the real car is the only thing that's not black, red, or grey, its green really sticks out.
But here, it's the Castrol logo.
Also, the real-life pic of the car on the back of the box does NOT represent the Audi R26. The nosecone is completely different.
@ShinyBidoof said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"This would feel overpriced at 20 Euro. At 28 it becomes totally ridiculous.
I mean, the CaDa one for that price has dozens of prints. This one not only looks totally drab but uses stickers for most of the decorations, as per usual.
Where's the value? "
That's a tick on my Lego bingo card. You've found a dodgy Chinese brand that produces a 'better' version. And, of course, it's cheaper as they won't be worried about minor issues like licensing costs.
That aside, like a lot of people on here I have no interest in current F1 but I also have no issue with Lego producing an extensive line of the cars. I do understand that is not how it supposed to work on here."
Actually, CaDa isn't a dodgy brand at all, and its F1 sets are fully licensed.
I'm a massive F1 fan, so I'll definitely be getting this. I'm really glad Lego actually made a different design for the new regulations this year.
@iwybs said:
" @ShinyBidoof said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"This would feel overpriced at 20 Euro. At 28 it becomes totally ridiculous.
I mean, the CaDa one for that price has dozens of prints. This one not only looks totally drab but uses stickers for most of the decorations, as per usual.
Where's the value? "
That's a tick on my Lego bingo card. You've found a dodgy Chinese brand that produces a 'better' version. And, of course, it's cheaper as they won't be worried about minor issues like licensing costs.
That aside, like a lot of people on here I have no interest in current F1 but I also have no issue with Lego producing an extensive line of the cars. I do understand that is not how it supposed to work on here."
Actually, CaDa isn't a dodgy brand at all, and its F1 sets are fully licensed."
Don't bother.
People like @ShinyBidoof don't care about facts. To them, everything that's not from Billund is dodgy, even if it isn't.
@CCC said:
"... they are not stopping something else being produced."
That's exactly what they doing. There is a limit to how many sets LEGO will produce, both overall and in a given theme. This additional F1 car has taken the release slot of, say, another film tie-in which many commentators here would seem to prefer.
One of the four reviews for their single F1 'license':
The reason I have given this score is the pieces in this set do not go together. I have ask for someone to contact me about it but no reply.
And I'm sure Lego could cut their costs by only shipping directly from China.
Though to be fair they do appear to be better than Blue Brixx.
@Rimefang said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Would you prefer an X-wing?"
If it doesn't have smart bricks and was for blue squadron from Rogue One, then yes, I would. But what I REALLY pine for is more trains.
The colors are a bit dull and almost 13ct a piece
I'll wait for a better price offer or skip this one
So is Lego just skipping the 2025 Season cars? Straight from 2024 to 2026?
I do like this however. Looking forward to collecting them all again.
@bogdanst said:
"They all look the same to me..."
It's all the same to me...
F1 has never interested me, but the sets actually look neat. They grow on you. I picked up a random one on sale and it was a better build experience than expected. I still am not interested in the sport or buying multiple sets. The larger models look really neat and I could imagine buying those if I was invested in one of those teams, but alas I am not.
But I won't be picking up new ones I don't think. Budget is too tight as it is.
I love that color scheme.
@Broken_Cheese_Slope said:
"Curious how these are selling elsewhere because in my region of the US we don't care about F1 and these are shelfwarming bad...yet lego keeps on making them. There must be a market somewhere but its not here lol. "
F1 is a global sport. So its a global market ;-)
@AustinPowers @iwybs said:
"People like @ShinyBidoof don't care about facts. To them, everything that's not from Billund is dodgy, even if it isn't. "
I blocked them ages ago as pretty much every single comment they make is trying to troll or cause trouble. Honestly surprised they've not gotten a permaban yet.
And on a side note, I REALLY wish Speed Champions would do WRC.
@Your_Future_President said:
"I know it’s “speed champions,” but I wouldn’t mind more minifig scale normal vehicles with speed champions level detailing. Not talking about the simplistic City vehicles. "
Truly. My dream would be a Speed Champions Camry, and specifically a pre-2012 Camry.
I must say, having skimmed through the comments, it baffles me how many seem to be annoyed with this products existence, and furthermore the whole F1 lineup. I think many don’t quite understand how huge this partnership is. Lego gets to reach millions of new and old Lego builders by their presence at the F1 weekends worldwide.
If you see them constantly on shelves it’s either one of the lesser popular teams, which is bound to happen, or it’s one of the popular teams getting restocked frequently. Because let’s not forget, these are sub 30 dollar/euro sets, very easy to restock and sell. Sure they may be overpriced, but I think Lego and F1 wants it that way, so discounts trick you into getting more and more of them.
But if you look outside of Lego “forums”, there is an obvious case for these to exist, something I’ve encountered myself: the F1 and car enthusiasts buy these as display pieces. Many don’t really care for Lego except these few sets. I’ve seen some have complete collections of the F1 cars and barely any other sets.
As for this one set, I’m not a fan either. I get why it exists, I’m just like many others not onboard with the design decisions. Especially that logo on the nose. Oh does that annoy me, just like the city set. I’m not ruling out buying this once discounts hit it though
@Broken_Cheese_Slope said:
"Curious how these are selling elsewhere because in my region of the US we don't care about F1 and these are shelfwarming bad...yet lego keeps on making them. There must be a market somewhere but its not here lol. "
We think the same when we see the NASCAR or INDY cars. Who is buying this?
@Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
More than that. Are you considering all themes? There are now 11 teams + 1 F1 Academy. In total there are now 12 from Speed Champions, 11 from the City F1 line, 3 from Technic, 2 from Icons, 12 Mini Collectables, 3 in the Duplo set, and 3 in the F1 Race Car M&T Promo.
So there are 46 F1 cars in the current LEGO lineup. Not including ones before 2024.
There are some rally cars in the Speed Champions line, such as the Audi S1 e-tron quattro.
@Sandinista said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Many teams, many cars "
May themes: City, Technic, Duplo, Icons, Collecable Minis...
@Padraig said:
"Back to the same construction as the 2024 McLaren, with regard to the wishbones, which looks no where near as good as the specialised over tyre winglets. Given that they haven't developed a new piece, Id be surprised that they'll be any others this year. Maybe, just Cadillac?"
The "wheel-brows" aka front wheel deflectors are gone in the 2026 season.
There's also the "F1 Display Truck with Audi F1 Race Car" [60493] in the 2026 City line.
@pazza_inter said:
"the audi logo on the front wing is vertical instead of horizontal... :/"
This is totally unacceptable and I'm surprised Audi didn't object. For me it's the final straw of a long list of issues with this model. I'm a huge Audi fan and love F1 but I refuse to buy this set.
@Boettner_Builds said:
"And on a side note, I REALLY wish Speed Champions would do WRC."
For me it's British Touring Cars Championship BTCC, but I know that'll never happen. I'm thinking about trying to design one myself but no idea where to even begin.
Oh and Extreme-E would be fantastic too. A guy can dream.
@TheBrickKnight said:
" @Boettner_Builds said:
"And on a side note, I REALLY wish Speed Champions would do WRC."
For me it's British Touring Cars Championship BTCC, but I know that'll never happen. I'm thinking about trying to design one myself but no idea where to even begin.
Oh and Extreme-E would be fantastic too. A guy can dream. "
We've had Extreme E twice, I believe. I know we had it as a Technic set and I feel like it was in a Speed Champions double-pack? Formula E has also had at least three vehicles (two Technic, one SC). It'd be more likely we'd get an Extreme H car now as the series has changed to hydrogen power but given that the series has kind of fallen into obscurity I'd be surprised if it comes back, however a new FE set is certainly a possibility.
Also if they did the Williams-Renault Laguna in the green Nescafé logo? Oof, I'd be all over that like a bad smell.
@Lordmoral said:
"I love that color scheme."
And your favourite browser is Monochrome?
@Murdoch17 said:
" @Rimefang said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Would you prefer an X-wing?"
If it doesn't have smart bricks and was for blue squadron from Rogue One, then yes, I would. But what I REALLY pine for is more trains."
You're the epitome of the worst kind of lego fan. Anything that isn't what I like is le bad. Change your mindset
@Doctor_Hugh said:
" @CCC said:
"... they are not stopping something else being produced."
That's exactly what they doing. There is a limit to how many sets LEGO will produce, both overall and in a given theme. This additional F1 car has taken the release slot of, say, another film tie-in which many commentators here would seem to prefer. "
Yet they are making more products in more volume than ever before. There are also different numbers of sets and sizes of sets produced every year. There is no evidence that if this set was not made that they would be making a different set to replace it. The capacity could be used to produced more of the existing Speed Champions. We simply do not know that this set existing has removed a different set from the product line.
Just looking at the regular non-F1 related SC sets per year, excluding the polybags:
2026: 5 (and still 11 months to go...)
2025: 5 (including 1 double pack)
2024: 8 (including 3 double packs)
2023: 5 (including 1 double pack)
2022: 7 (including 2 double packs)
2021: 6 (including 3 double packs)
2020: 5 (including 2 double packs)
So while last year was on the lower end of the spectrum, it's not unusually low. So indeed it doesn't seem like there are significantly less regular SC sets because of these F1 sets. And even if we got maybe one or two regular cars less because of all of those other sets, is that even a bad thing?
@Loerwyn said:
" @TheBrickKnight said:
" @Boettner_Builds said:
"And on a side note, I REALLY wish Speed Champions would do WRC."
For me it's British Touring Cars Championship BTCC, but I know that'll never happen. I'm thinking about trying to design one myself but no idea where to even begin.
Oh and Extreme-E would be fantastic too. A guy can dream. "
We've had Extreme E twice, I believe. I know we had it as a Technic set and I feel like it was in a Speed Champions double-pack? Formula E has also had at least three vehicles (two Technic, one SC). It'd be more likely we'd get an Extreme H car now as the series has changed to hydrogen power but given that the series has kind of fallen into obscurity I'd be surprised if it comes back, however a new FE set is certainly a possibility.
Also if they did the Williams-Renault Laguna in the green Nescafé logo? Oof, I'd be all over that like a bad smell."
Thank you. Interesting, I only really got into Speed Champions last year so missed that. Will have to have a look.
Yeah, I know, many of you are right, another F1 SC set doesn't hurt anyone, butttt... It is not something to get excited about for me personally. Two line ups sort of interest me to a higher extent: Star Wars and Speed Champions. The first has been really disappointing the last couple of years (for me personally to get excited about), the second is getting there. Not all bad (Delorean and the Bugatti), but the supercars are starting to feel similar as well and the F1 cars, well. Different teams, but soooo similar and not very good value. Once dissambled again they feel like just a handful of pieces. And we've had three already this year. When Lego comes out with a set that should be in my 'sphere of liking', I want to be excited about it. That is happening less and less. Could be me as well of course.
@Sandinista said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @Rimefang said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Would you prefer an X-wing?"
If it doesn't have smart bricks and was for blue squadron from Rogue One, then yes, I would. But what I REALLY pine for is more trains."
You're the epitome of the worst kind of lego fan. Anything that isn't what I like is le bad. Change your mindset"
That's not what I said, nor do I think that way. I'm saying that this 46th F1 car (I was wrong on it being 15, see further up thread) is quite a few too many. This has to be loosing money for Lego as I've seen them on sale constantly, and I've seen many others say the same worldwide. Somebody is greasing the wheels here to get these sets made.... and another thing, LEGO used to say they couldn't do multiple SKU's of trains for various reasons including but not limited to they didn't sell enough in the early 2000s. (when the company was coincidentally almost going out of business) This series proves that mindset wrong: If F1 sets can loose gobs and gobs of money and still exist in the modern company, why not re-try trains and see what happens? Just a thought...
@Murdoch17 said:
" @Sandinista said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @Rimefang said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Would you prefer an X-wing?"
If it doesn't have smart bricks and was for blue squadron from Rogue One, then yes, I would. But what I REALLY pine for is more trains."
You're the epitome of the worst kind of lego fan. Anything that isn't what I like is le bad. Change your mindset"
That's not what I said, nor do I think that way. I'm saying that this 46th F1 car (I was wrong on it being 15, see further up thread) is quite a few too many. This has to be loosing money for Lego as I've seen them on sale constantly, and I've seen many others say the same worldwide."
Nah, considering Lego pricing, pretty sure they still make good money if stuff sells at 50% discount. After all, 30% or more seems to be the norm nowadays, and they still make billions.
Seems more like a strategy of making a big buck with the first bunch at a pretty inflated RRP, then making big numbers at a more reasonable price point. And sure, I can't imagine a Sauber or Haas selling similar numbers than a Ferrari or Red Bull, but they still seem to sell pretty well.
That's not to say I agree with their train stuff (which would really benefit from having the support of an actual system instead), but that's an entirely different discussion.
@Klontjes said:
"Yeah, I know, many of you are right, another F1 SC set doesn't hurt anyone, butttt... It is not something to get excited about for me personally. Two line ups sort of interest me to a higher extent: Star Wars and Speed Champions. The first has been really disappointing the last couple of years (for me personally to get excited about), the second is getting there. Not all bad (Delorean and the Bugatti), but the supercars are starting to feel similar as well and the F1 cars, well. Different teams, but soooo similar and not very good value. Once dissambled again they feel like just a handful of pieces. And we've had three already this year. When Lego comes out with a set that should be in my 'sphere of liking', I want to be excited about it. That is happening less and less. Could be me as well of course."
News Flash. LEGO make products aimed at other people, not just you.
@Murdoch17 said:
" @Sandinista said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @Rimefang said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Would you prefer an X-wing?"
If it doesn't have smart bricks and was for blue squadron from Rogue One, then yes, I would. But what I REALLY pine for is more trains."
You're the epitome of the worst kind of lego fan. Anything that isn't what I like is le bad. Change your mindset"
That's not what I said, nor do I think that way. I'm saying that this 46th F1 car (I was wrong on it being 15, see further up thread) is quite a few too many. This has to be loosing money for Lego as I've seen them on sale constantly, and I've seen many others say the same worldwide. Somebody is greasing the wheels here to get these sets made.... and another thing, LEGO used to say they couldn't do multiple SKU's of trains for various reasons including but not limited to they didn't sell enough in the early 2000s. (when the company was coincidentally almost going out of business) This series proves that mindset wrong: If F1 sets can loose gobs and gobs of money and still exist in the modern company, why not re-try trains and see what happens? Just a thought..."
Why do you think they are losing money on them? I have seen them sell at full RRP and they fly off the shelves of other retailers at 20% off.
I have never seen a press statement from LEGO saying they couldn't sell multiple trains at once. There is a lot of fan speculation about why they do not produce loads, but I don't think I have ever seen an official statement on it. And in fact, they are going to be selling multiple train sets again at once. Police Train Heist, Express Passenger Train, Arctic Polar Express. And then smaller sets like the Downtown Streetcar, Central Station, and multiple track packs. And then themed trains such as Holiday Express and the Doc Ock carriage.
What a bold assumption to say Lego is losing money on F1 sets.
It’s quite the opposite. It’s not as if they’re selling the majority for half off. Besides, they get incredible marketing at the racing events, where literally millions combined visit the events and eventually end up buying sets as merch. I imagine those go for at least retail if not more, F1 merch tends to be as overpriced as possible
@CCC said:
" @Klontjes said:
"Yeah, I know, many of you are right, another F1 SC set doesn't hurt anyone, butttt... It is not something to get excited about for me personally. Two line ups sort of interest me to a higher extent: Star Wars and Speed Champions. The first has been really disappointing the last couple of years (for me personally to get excited about), the second is getting there. Not all bad (Delorean and the Bugatti), but the supercars are starting to feel similar as well and the F1 cars, well. Different teams, but soooo similar and not very good value. Once dissambled again they feel like just a handful of pieces. And we've had three already this year. When Lego comes out with a set that should be in my 'sphere of liking', I want to be excited about it. That is happening less and less. Could be me as well of course."
News Flash. LEGO make products aimed at other people, not just you.
"
Mmm, yes? That is what you deduced from my comment? It's just an opinion, not much more. I don't really get the snarky reply...
It would be pretty silly to have sets for every team on the grid minus one.
@Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
Audi replaces Sauber so have to have this one in the mix. Cadillac enters F1 as the 11th team but has yet to introduce the new livery so expect one more in March. Gotta appease the F1 license by having the full portfolio, more so now that LEGO is sponsoring an F1 Academy team, car coming in March.
This was my first view of the new car and I thought: Damn, that's an ulgy colorscheme. Then I saw the real car and noticed that LEGO chose grey instead of metallic silver.
Just to set aside any doubt, I have 2 toy shops and Lego Speed Champions are the best selling range in my shop and the 4 main F1 teams were the best sellers in that range last year. The Ferrari is close to being our highest selling Lego set ever. Also bear in mind we have to sell at full rrp due to what we pay from Lego.
This is why there are more F1 sets being produced.
Similar reasoning as to why there are always more and more mid sized Technic cars being produced - because people are buying them.
Its not rocket science.
On the other hand, Disney sets are suffering at the minute - Star Wars and Marvel are really struggling.
It will be interesting to see where Botanical sales go, we saw quite a dropoff in the back end of last year, but this has coincided with higher prices on this range, and maybe a bit of range fatigue - there seems to be a lot of this around just now.
@Murdoch17 said:
"Why? We have so many F1 cars now, somebody could drown in them. I just don't see a point in another one... this makes 15 so far, right?"
The first wave was the entire grid from 2025. The three new ones are the focal car from the F1 feature film, an F1 Academy car (which is technically F4, not F1), and the new team that's being added to the 2026 grid. Going forward, don't expect to see a massive dump like 2025 unless they release an entirely new grid.
@Broken_Cheese_Slope:
F1 isn't popular in the US in general. Most of the people who'd be inclined to watch it are fans of Indycar instead. But F1 is trying to make inroads into the US. This has included holding races in US cities, and partnering with TLG to make sets that are readily available on US store shelves. But I've also been seeing a ton of F1 die-cast cars in at least three different scales.
In terms of my LUG, we really only have one fan, and ironically she only seems inclined to use the parts to build her own Octan-branded F1 cars. A couple of us did buy a bunch of the City-scale sets, though, and we staged a race on our Henry Ford Museum layout last year (Detroit is one of the locations where they've held races in recent years). I built cars for Blacktron, Buzz Lightyear, Zurg, Minion Ron, and a Gingerbread CMF.
@RogueWhistler:
NASECORE (you have to type it in the proper accent) is a perrenial favorite across much of the US. The only times I see stickers on cars representing a racing team, it's one of those drivers. I'm convinced that the fandom is the only reason why anyone would ever be caught dead driving a Monte Carlo (the mullet of sedans). Outside of the US, though, I suspect most retailers wouldn't even bother to stock it.
@ADRILEGIA:
There's supposed to be both convex and concave 1x1 cheese slope corners this year.
@Doctor_Hugh:
You know what? I have to buy a crapton of the DeLoreans this year, so I'm cool with pushing off any other movie cars that I may potentially be interested in, and filling the void with something I don't have any desire for.
@asherkobin:
Yes, the deflectors over the front tires are gone for 2026. But they made a special wishbone suspension piece that _included_ the deflector, and when they don't include the deflector they just brickbuild the suspension instead. The F1 fan in my LUG is quite bothered by the lack of a molded wishbone suspension that does not include the deflector, as she hates the deflector, and feels none of the brickbuilt solutions look good.
@Murdoch17:
The huge difference between trains and F1 is size, both in terms of the models and the investment. For F1, all you really need is _ONE_ car to get into the theme. Maybe two if you want to pretend race them against each other. For trains, you need a minimum of a circle of track, plus some rolling stock for the engine to pull, and many people really think they need to be motorized. You're talking less than $30 vs somewhere between $150-200. F1 arguably also has a bigger fanbase than trains. While the latter can be very devoted, you don't see them selling out stadiums, and what fanbase they do have has mostly transitioned from grey hair to white. Trust me. My LUG just did the first of three train shows we display at each winter. While other hobby train clubs have to go in rotation because there's just not enough room, my LUG gets paid to display at each of these every year. Why? Because we're the thing that brings younger people in. And for all the trainheads we have in the club these days, trains aren't generally what gets the public's attention with our layouts. The few times I got over to hang out with our Henry Ford Museum display, the grand prix we included got a lot more comments than the trains, and last year was the first time a member actually displayed a MOC of the 1601 Alleghany (most powerful engine ever put in service) that's just 50' away from from where we display! I'm not even a train guy, but I've been waiting years for someone to tackle that thing (we already have _three_ MOCs of the Big Boy).
@CCC:
They do like to throw the odd City train out there every so often, but they tend to be fairly simple, not all of them are motorized, and almost none of them seem to represent real trains. There's also the issue that they frequently don't include the parts people want to build their own train MOCs, so they still struggle to get the materials they need even through OPAB. Several of the newer sets have even taken the trains literally off the rails, as they've come up with a ramp that allows them to transition between the track and whatever surface it's set up on. That's hardly the sort of thing that gets trainFOLs excited.
@paulrothwell:
Since you're someone who actually has access to hard numbers (even if only on a local scale), would you mind saying exactly how many of the SC Ferrari you've sold? And what currently is the best-selling set you've ever carried? TLG doesn't like to post numbers of this sort, so this is a pretty rare opportunity to ask questions like this.
@paulrothwell:
Since you're someone who actually has access to hard numbers (even if only on a local scale), would you mind saying exactly how many of the SC Ferrari you've sold? And what currently is the best-selling set you've ever carried? TLG doesn't like to post numbers of this sort, so this is a pretty rare opportunity to ask questions like this.]]
The previous best seller was 75892 Senna Mclaren, yes another SC, but as the SC F1 sets are going to be available for the rest of this year, I'm confident the Ferrari and McLaren F1 will both outsell that set.
The best sellers from last couple of years, taking out the CMFs as they are highest seller by volume (and guess what, the F1 mini collectables are by far the biggest seller in that, having sold more than double the next best seller - D&D) are (by sales quantity):
77242 Ferrari F1
77251 Mclaren F1
76424 HP Ford Anglia
31140 Magical Unicorn
75368 Darth Vader Mech
75391 Capt Rex Y-Wing
40524 Sunflowers
10281 Bonsai
75372 Clone Trooper
40647 Lotus Flower
If sorted by quantity of sales turnover, other botanical sets are added in (Orchid, Wildflower Bouquet) and Darth Vader helmet, but it gets a bit boring after that.