LEGO Technic Aston Martin AMR25 F1 Car revealed!

@The_Cellarer said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"I bet Lance Stroll will be thrilled about this set....would anyone else care?"

Don't forget his dad!"
Ah yes, that makes two.....

And hey, maybe right now even Alonso looks back fondly at this car, considering the piece of crap he has to deal with now.....

@billydeewilliams said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"I bet Lance Stroll will be thrilled about this set....would anyone else care?"

It’s probably faster than the real thing, to be fair.
"
Facts

@billydeewilliams said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"I mean it's probably the most popular midfield team"

Midfield, like David Attenborough is middle aged?"

I was more meaning from a broader sense, obviously this year they aren't in sight of the midfield but in their previous years they were near the top of the midfield.

Hopefully this is the last of the F1 cars for a good long while (cannot see the other seven teams being worthy of getting sets at this scale).

Sad direction priority and partnership for Lego. Really, just so disappointing.

@ulibu said:
"So 1547 pieces, of which 30-50% are pins and connectors for €229.99, which translates to 20 cent per piece for just another car, for just another F1 car, for just another Racers themed car and not a Technic set?

Pathetic."

And many of the others are likely to be larger pieces than a regular system set. LEGO make these because they sell, and price them knowing what previous ones sold for.

If they are going to continue with these, it does seem a little strange that they haven’t made amends to the wheel size palaver. Such a major and visible part to each vehicle. A bit lazy maybe

They need to make a full sized Mustang GTD

These must sell a lot, as Lego keeps making new sets. For me, there is virtually zero interest, as I think these are just display models with some Technic features built in. And the Technic features are not very playable or interesting.

There are some fairly new parts in the suspension which could be interesting to have, though.

I guess there are a lot of F1 fans that buy these for their kids or for themselves.

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"I bet Lance Stroll will be thrilled about this set....would anyone else care?"

I wonder if it come with the option to install a machine to make the car vibrate violently so drivers get nerve damage, and have the seat sit loosely so you can recreate the reason for Fernando Alonso's retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix."

Hardly, since this is last years car with a Mercedes power unit rather than this years car with a Honda power unit.

@SillyTwig said:
"Thin Rear tyres. No wonder even Alonso is still 4sec slower than the front of the pack!"

The Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren models have the same thin rear tyres though…

I feel for people devoted to collect every Technic set. It seems to me like they will be buying the same set over and over again in different color.

Also, this is how the JCB license is applied to Technic?

Come on.

@EtudeTheBadger said:
"Also, this is how the JCB license is applied to Technic?

Come on."

The least they could do is include a Sound Brick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGkseGFQLh4

How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?

Do we know what the Technic flagship model will be this year?

@meccanotwitch said:
"Do we know what the Technic flagship model will be this year?"

Life sized F1 car maybe?

Or a F1 pit stop diorama?

@merman said:
"How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?"
Gemini estimates that there have been "well over 600 distinct Formula 1 car models" since the start of the series in 1950. So still plenty Lego hasn't done yet. And considering they can do them as big Technic model, or a smaller Technic pullback , or Speed Champions, or City, or 4+, or CMF, or Duplo.....that's several thousands of sets they can still do!

@meccanotwitch said:
"Do we know what the Technic flagship model will be this year?"

A car.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @merman said:
"How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?"
Gemini estimates that there have been "well over 600 distinct Formula 1 car models" since the start of the series in 1950. So still plenty Lego hasn't done yet. And considering they can do them as big Technic model, or a smaller Technic pullback , or Speed Champions, or City, or 4+, or CMF, or Duplo.....that's several thousands of sets they can still do!"

I think LEGO should abandon all existing themes and licences other than F1, get licences for all past and present F1 teams, then focus purely on F1 based sets for the foreseeable future. Nothing but F1.

I love the color scheme of the set.

just another monday..

Lego plz

It's these sets that make me realize there are entire worlds of LEGO that a lot of us don't interact with. Most of the people who buy these probably don't buy any other sets at all (aside from maybe Speed Champions).

That being said, I've never met anyone who gets these, but they'd have to sell if LEGO keeps making so many. Regardless, it looks like a very fun build and a nice display piece, although I can't comment on the accuracy.

@gunther_schnitzel said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @merman said:
"How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?"
Gemini estimates that there have been "well over 600 distinct Formula 1 car models" since the start of the series in 1950. So still plenty Lego hasn't done yet. And considering they can do them as big Technic model, or a smaller Technic pullback , or Speed Champions, or City, or 4+, or CMF, or Duplo.....that's several thousands of sets they can still do!"

I think LEGO should abandon all existing themes and licences other than F1, get licences for all past and present F1 teams, then focus purely on F1 based sets for the foreseeable future. Nothing but F1.
"

This indeed! I mean, who cares about some boring grey Star Wars set or another Ninjago or Marvel set when we still never had sets from iconic F1 constructors like Arzani-Volpini, FIRST, Fry, Greifzu, Stebro or Aston Butterworth. Those deserve some love!

Oh, and when Lego is finally done with F1, they could get back to FIFA, and make sets of every professional football player and every stadium ever....

@WizardOfOss said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @merman said:
"How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?"
Gemini estimates that there have been "well over 600 distinct Formula 1 car models" since the start of the series in 1950. So still plenty Lego hasn't done yet. And considering they can do them as big Technic model, or a smaller Technic pullback , or Speed Champions, or City, or 4+, or CMF, or Duplo.....that's several thousands of sets they can still do!"

I think LEGO should abandon all existing themes and licences other than F1, get licences for all past and present F1 teams, then focus purely on F1 based sets for the foreseeable future. Nothing but F1.
"

This indeed! I mean, who cares about some boring grey Star Wars set or another Ninjago or Marvel set when we still never had sets from iconic F1 constructors like Arzani-Volpini, FIRST, Fry, Greifzu, Stebro or Aston Butterworth. Those deserve some love!

Oh, and when Lego is finally done with F1, they could get back to FIFA, and make sets of every professional football player and every stadium ever...."

We can never be friends.

... I like that this one's green this time. They haven't done one in green yet... this year. In Technic. I think?!

Honestly trying to say something positive beside the obligatory being happy that others might be happy about this one.

@meccanotwitch said:
"Do we know what the Technic flagship model will be this year?"

A black 4,104 piece Koeningsegg Sadair’s Spear

And of course they made the same width tires for the 6th time in a row because it wouldn't be LEGO otherwise. Green instead of teal to be consistent with the equally wrong SC F1 sets and of course 2 mandatory A4 sticker sheets. That yellow HOG steering axle is just the icing on the cake of how cheap these sets are designed.

I straight-up said "not another one" at this.

@Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @merman said:
"How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?"
Gemini estimates that there have been "well over 600 distinct Formula 1 car models" since the start of the series in 1950. So still plenty Lego hasn't done yet. And considering they can do them as big Technic model, or a smaller Technic pullback , or Speed Champions, or City, or 4+, or CMF, or Duplo.....that's several thousands of sets they can still do!"

I think LEGO should abandon all existing themes and licences other than F1, get licences for all past and present F1 teams, then focus purely on F1 based sets for the foreseeable future. Nothing but F1.
"

This indeed! I mean, who cares about some boring grey Star Wars set or another Ninjago or Marvel set when we still never had sets from iconic F1 constructors like Arzani-Volpini, FIRST, Fry, Greifzu, Stebro or Aston Butterworth. Those deserve some love!

Oh, and when Lego is finally done with F1, they could get back to FIFA, and make sets of every professional football player and every stadium ever...."

We can never be friends."

Sorry, the Friends theme will also be suspended for a few decades.

@merman said:
" @meccanotwitch said:
"Do we know what the Technic flagship model will be this year?"

A black 4,104 piece Koeningsegg Sadair’s Spear"

Oh dear

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @merman said:
"How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?"
Gemini estimates that there have been "well over 600 distinct Formula 1 car models" since the start of the series in 1950. So still plenty Lego hasn't done yet. And considering they can do them as big Technic model, or a smaller Technic pullback , or Speed Champions, or City, or 4+, or CMF, or Duplo.....that's several thousands of sets they can still do!"

I think LEGO should abandon all existing themes and licences other than F1, get licences for all past and present F1 teams, then focus purely on F1 based sets for the foreseeable future. Nothing but F1.
"

This indeed! I mean, who cares about some boring grey Star Wars set or another Ninjago or Marvel set when we still never had sets from iconic F1 constructors like Arzani-Volpini, FIRST, Fry, Greifzu, Stebro or Aston Butterworth. Those deserve some love!

Oh, and when Lego is finally done with F1, they could get back to FIFA, and make sets of every professional football player and every stadium ever...."

We can never be friends."

Sorry, the Friends theme will also be suspended for a few decades."

Oh. So we're on a break?

And still no larger rear tires. I mean... Other brands which are far less rich than Lego is can make it. So, Lego, what is wrong with this? And the more they release those large scaled sets, the more propper rear tires would be relevant. I guess I am missing something there ...

@Brick_t_ said:
"And still no larger rear tires. I mean... Other brands which are far less rich than Lego is can make it."
You just explained why those other companies make far less money than Lego ;-)

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Brick_t_ said:
"And still no larger rear tires. I mean... Other brands which are far less rich than Lego is can make it."
You just explained why those other companies make far less money than Lego ;-)"

Not really? LEGO have the lion's share of the market because of brand recognisability (and, perhaps more than ever, extremely strong licensing agreements). No other brand has had the same cultural presence as LEGO over the past 3-4 generations. It's why Hot Wheels dominates the diecast market and Barbie the doll market. Parents want a brand they can trust and know, and kids want toys that appeal to them, but stores also want brands which have recognition and the ability to bring shoppers in.

CaDA and Cobi are doing well in more specialised products, CaDA doing a lot of various scales of licensed motor vehicles and Cobi with their historical ranges, but outside of specialist stores you're not likely to find these in retail? Why? Well, a big part of it is simply they're not known to the average shopper, they're not household names.

Well, this set is a waste of plastic and the energy required to make it. It doesn't look good, it's the wrong colours, the tyres aren't correct and Aston Martin aren't exactly a popular or successful team (and most of their support likely comes from Alonso fans).

It made sense as a Speed Champions release, it does not make sense to me as a large-scale Technic release.

I suppose we can almost predict the next one. Which team has yellow or white livery?

So far we have orange 42228, red 42207, blue 42206, green 42240 and black 42171.
Since the blue one is a dark shade of blue, a paler shade of blue is also possible as an upcoming Technic F1.

I can easily understand an F1 fan buying all the Speed Champion models, all the helmets etc. But to buy all the Technic F1 car (in the same year or almost) is a big money and space commitment. Technic is "generally" to learn a mechanical concept - all these car are pretty much the same except for the bodywork. Like a few others wrote before, if Lego is doing it, there must be a reasonable demand behind it.

The tire snafu is becoming harder to understand. If Lego were to do only one F1, I could understand why they wouldn't do a new mold just for that one car. But since they seem to be making at least 2 per year (or more, who knows), the spending on a new mold would be well justified and could be amortized over several models. I won't loose any minute of sleep over this though - I'm (was) a Technic fan but not so much of F1 - besides, I already got 42207 as a gift.

@Loerwyn said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Brick_t_ said:
"And still no larger rear tires. I mean... Other brands which are far less rich than Lego is can make it."
You just explained why those other companies make far less money than Lego ;-)"

Not really? LEGO have the lion's share of the market because of brand recognisability (and, perhaps more than ever, extremely strong licensing agreements). No other brand has had the same cultural presence as LEGO over the past 3-4 generations. It's why Hot Wheels dominates the diecast market and Barbie the doll market. Parents want a brand they can trust and know, and kids want toys that appeal to them, but stores also want brands which have recognition and the ability to bring shoppers in.

CaDA and Cobi are doing well in more specialised products, CaDA doing a lot of various scales of licensed motor vehicles and Cobi with their historical ranges, but outside of specialist stores you're not likely to find these in retail? Why? Well, a big part of it is simply they're not known to the average shopper, they're not household names."

It was a joke, hence the ;-)

It's very obvious that Lego has a much bigger presence. And as a result of that gets away with asking higher prices while cutting as many corners as they can get away with. Just like any other big company does.

Came here for the jokes and I’m not disappointed. This comment section easily beats the shrooms.

more or less the same car but in a different color, lazy cashgrab from lego

I’d make the usual point about Lego clutch being much more consistent and user friendly than most of the alt-brands, but frankly that doesn’t apply to Technic kits.

The idea of the purpose of Technic being (in part) to learn a mechanical concept is interesting. I suppose it even still applies if we assume not all F1 fans will get all of them, but might only get their favourite team. And if a fan does buy all of them, well, then that novelty isn’t what they value about Technic and that’s their choice and preference.

I think it is fair to day that LEGO is also releasing other Technic sets: For example the Unimog truck with pneumatics which will come later this year. That one should appeal to more old school Technic fans

Following on from Hobbes links above it would be great to see a line up of all 5 of them together.

@Loerwyn said:
"Well, this set is a waste of plastic and the energy required to make it. It doesn't look good, it's the wrong colours, the tyres aren't correct and Aston Martin aren't exactly a popular or successful team (and most of their support likely comes from Alonso fans).

It made sense as a Speed Champions release, it does not make sense to me as a large-scale Technic release."

Nobody is forcing you to buy it. If people other than you want it, it is not a waste of plastic or energy.

@CCC said:
" @Loerwyn said:
"Well, this set is a waste of plastic and the energy required to make it. It doesn't look good, it's the wrong colours, the tyres aren't correct and Aston Martin aren't exactly a popular or successful team (and most of their support likely comes from Alonso fans).

It made sense as a Speed Champions release, it does not make sense to me as a large-scale Technic release."

Nobody is forcing you to buy it. If people other than you want it, it is not a waste of plastic or energy."

That is, of course, a lie - ads are forcing us to buy this. "Buy! Buy now! Buy it now, at a discount! You would have to be some sort of pervert or maniac to not buy this thing at this discount! We know where you live! We have seen your browser-history! Buy buy buy buy, if you keep buying our things, Death cannot catch you! Dodge the Reaper's scythe, ignore the yawning of the grave! Do not focus on the future, there is no future, focus only on the now and BUY NOW! Don't wait! Don't wait, you'll be too late! You will miss out, forever! Maniac! Dangerous reprobate! You stopped, and now Death is winding up! Buy-bye!"

@merman said:
"How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?"

Yes.

@PurpleDave said:
" @merman said:
"How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?"

Yes."
Dang, you beat me to it.

If I still was the F1 enthusiast I was as a kid/teen, I would buy one of these from CaDa.
At least they know how to do these properly.

I think that this wheel size issue is overblown. For modern F1 cars, the difference in size isn't that large.

And there is an advantage to having the same size as well: It makes the wheels easier to use for MOCs.

For me, this is a non-issue. But admittedly, I don't buy these sets.

@Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @gunther_schnitzel said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @merman said:
"How many Technic F1 cars can Lego release?"
Gemini estimates that there have been "well over 600 distinct Formula 1 car models" since the start of the series in 1950. So still plenty Lego hasn't done yet. And considering they can do them as big Technic model, or a smaller Technic pullback , or Speed Champions, or City, or 4+, or CMF, or Duplo.....that's several thousands of sets they can still do!"

I think LEGO should abandon all existing themes and licences other than F1, get licences for all past and present F1 teams, then focus purely on F1 based sets for the foreseeable future. Nothing but F1.
"

This indeed! I mean, who cares about some boring grey Star Wars set or another Ninjago or Marvel set when we still never had sets from iconic F1 constructors like Arzani-Volpini, FIRST, Fry, Greifzu, Stebro or Aston Butterworth. Those deserve some love!

Oh, and when Lego is finally done with F1, they could get back to FIFA, and make sets of every professional football player and every stadium ever...."

We can never be friends."

Sorry, the Friends theme will also be suspended for a few decades."

Oh. So we're on a break?"

Not trying to PIVOT this conversation, but did anybody else ready Crux's last comment in Ross' voice? or is it just me?