LEGO 76909 Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance & Mercedes-AMG Project One

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I was wondering what you would think, Lluís, given your selection of minifigure-scale F1 cars! I agree regarding the tyres, but the minifigure is already sitting on the base of the chassis, so changing that would entail adapting the bodywork, rather than lowering the seat further. The Project One hybrid hypercar is based on F1 technology and the car itself is presented in the grey and teal Petronas AMG F1 theme from previous years. We've got a low slung wide profile here, and the rear centre fin is a real focus of the model - reminiscent of the Porsche 919 and Audi R18 LMP1 sets. Get a bird’s eye view of the race at the hairpin corner with the TV camera rig featuring an adjustable camera arm and camera-style element.

Speed Champions occasionally features minifigures inspired by real people, although the yellow skin tone traditionally associated with original characters remains. Nevertheless, this Formula 1 driver is certainly based upon Lewis Hamilton, featuring an appropriate hair piece and head for the British driver. The bearded element also portrayed Lewis in 75883 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. The simple answer is to modify the section of the steering wheel, to make it fly over the legs of the driver. Then you can put the driver 1 stud advanced, compared to the original position. With this change you can recline the driver and his position is more realistic. Driver position. Don't agree that it couldn't be done better at this scale. I already did a first approach of a new design and it works. Tyres have presented consistent issues when developing LEGO Formula 1 cars, particularly for smaller models. This car therefore includes the standard wheels introduced during 2020, albeit with printed wheel caps originating from 75891 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Race Car. These widen the tyres somewhat and feature Pirelli branding, which looks superb. The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author. Minifigures

The Speed Champions 2021 Mercedes-AMG W12 is crazy to the last attempt at an AMG F1 car - the wheels are far more accurate scales, and modern F1 cars are much longer than they were in 2014. There's a working HALO (as we saw in the Formula E Jaguar) and decorated Pirelli branded tyres with blue wet weather stripes. Pirelli insisted on the treaded tyres having the blue band for realism - LEGO would have preferred white to match the design. Comparing this set with the 2017 Mercedes-AMG F1 cars is night and day in terms of realism and detail. The trademark rear intakes inside the wraparound rear lights have been replicated in the model, but it's fair to level a criticism at this model that barring the Lotus badges, it would appear much like a generic supercar model. To be honest, this criticism would hold against the production Evija itself - so we'll reserve final judgement until we see the set itself. The box has a cool theme though, featuring Goodwood house, famed for hosting the Festival of Speed. We've seen Speed Champions sponsorship at Goodwood before, so it'll be interesting to see if there's more to come on this in 2022.

An alternative hat and hair component accompanies this driver. Teal suits the Mercedes team nicely and this element originated with the recent Bird-watcher Collectable Minifigure. Neither minifigure includes a double-sided head, but a pearl silver wrench is present for removing the wheel inserts. The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team set features a grandstand, pit garage, pit wall, TV rig and 2 Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid racing cars.This stylish fin is ingeniously assembled using a 2x6x4 vertical stabiliser, attached with Technic pins and partially hidden inside the body. Plates and tiles are then fitted sideways beside the fin, closing any gaps. The entire structure slots together seamlessly and colourful elements, such as the red 1x1 round tile with bar shown below, are concealed when the bodywork is finished. BTW You used the same part I was thinking to use for the Halo central support. It is the part that is more close in shape to the real thing"

It's the first time LEGO have released any sets with the Lotus brand, and they've certainly leant heavily on the brand's trademark green and yellow livery. The livery of this set isn't even one that's particularly associated with the Evija, with the box art featuring what appears to be a 3D render of the car in this colour scheme. Some small notes on this one - the rear spoiler is actually an upside down dark green surfboard (first time LEGO have done this piece in this colour). Lamborghini Countach (76908) The grandstand has minifigure seats, a media center, big screen with race info graphics and rotate function to reveal the other side of the screen (with winners graphic) and a victory podium with a gold-colored trophy element, plus translucent light elements As with the other 2022 sets, we've got built headlights and taillights and lots of detail in front and rear splitters on the Project One.The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team set features a grandstand, pit garage, pit wall, TV rig and two Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid racing cars.

I have been looking forward to another Formula 1 car since Speed Champions' traditional scale was updated two years ago. 76909 Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance & Mercedes-AMG Project One does not disappoint, as Lewis Hamilton's car includes tremendous detail and has undoubtedly benefitted from the enlarged size, relative to previous Formula 1 cars from Speed Champions.The Valkyrie also features custom wheel covers to replicate the real car, and is built long to replicate the real thing. We're going to see a matching 5-wide polybag version of the Valkyrie AMR Pro, following in the line of the Lamborghini Huracan and McLaren Elva of having smaller replicas. It'll be interesting to see how the step up to 5-wide from 4 improves the detail - things are certainly looking good. The dark colour scheme, not traditionally associated with Mercedes AMG, originates from the 2020 and 2021 Formula 1 seasons, representing a commitment towards diversity. This design takes inspiration from the 2021 car and closely resembles its source material, particularly since the grey section behind the airbox is unique. Accurate teal and dark red highlights are included as well. Includes eight minifigures: two MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team drivers, team manager, two engineers, hot dog vendor, cameraman and a race fan.