- F1 surprised the fans on Sunday with 10 LEGO recreation authoritarian from its racing cars. The cars took more than 22,000 hours to build and weighed twice as much as a real F1 car.
Generally, before an F1 event, drivers enter the track of a flat truck, where they drive slowly by waving the fans. Sunday, before the Grand Prix of Miami 2025, the entrance was a little more flashy.
The drivers came out in large and driving versions of their F1 cars, which were made of Lego bricks. All totalized, 10 vehicles were built by Lego sculptors, consuming 22,000 hours of man And some 4 million bricks.
In total, 26 manufacturers worked on cars. Each vehicle contained around 400,000 bricks and weighed twice as much as the real F1 car. The bricks were built around a metal frame and held with glue. The electric motors propelled cars and tires were made by Pirelli, but if not, everything was Lego – even the steering wheel.
Lego and F1 concluded a partnership last year, which led to several high -end F1 car kits appearing in stores. Sunday's unveiling was in a way the opposite of this. Among the models that were rolling on the track was the Lego McLaren and Ferrari vehicles.
“It was the most fun driver's parade we have ever had,” said the pilot Lewis Hamilton said. “A little dirty driving of it here (Pierre Gasly)! It was very fun.”
Part of the challenge in the manufacture of a LEGO F1 is that the F1 teams are generally very secret of how their cars are made because they try to find competitive advantages. However, Lego says that the teams were open to work with it for this project, ensuring that even small details on the cars were correct. The team has also worked with room manufacturers to make sure the cars speed up and brake enough.
F1 had shown cars in the weeks preceding the race in Miami, but kept the fact that they were a secret for Sunday.
This story was initially presented on Fortune.com
