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Review: LEGO 77247 KICK Sauber F1 Team C44 (Speed Champions)

VaderFan2187 — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:44:36 +0000

The Sauber team will be bought over and rebranded as Audi in 2026, but in the meantime they’ve spent most of 2024 plodding around the back of the grid. Despite their competitive challenges, they certainly stand out visually, with a striking black and green KICK-branded livery. Does 77247 KICK Sauber F1 Team C44 have any […]

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Review: LEGO 77246 Visa Cash App VCARB 01 (Speed Champions)

VaderFan2187 — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:00:24 +0000

While the Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team has been dominating the sport in recent years, their junior team has had less success, undergoing various name changes from AlphaTauri to Visa Cash App RB to (most recently) Racing Bulls. Their 2024 car featured a striking blue, white, and red livery that calls back to earlier […]

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Review: LEGO 77250 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team VF-24 (Speed Champions)

VaderFan2187 — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:53:17 +0000

Despite their struggles at the start of the decade, Haas have improved from backmarkers to consistent midfield challengers, finishing seventh in the Constructors’ Championships last year. Sporting a sleek white, black, and red livery, the American F1 team has a reputation for punching above its weight that the LEGO 77250 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team VF-24 […]

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Review: LEGO 77249 Williams Racing FW46 (Speed Champions)

VaderFan2187 — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:16:39 +0000

Williams Racing is one of the oldest teams on the current F1 grid, but have slid backwards to become a backmarker in the past few F1 seasons. That appears set to change, with new team principal James Vowles and star drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon that promise to restore Williams back to lofty motorsport […]

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Review: LEGO 77248 BWT Alpine F1 Team A524

VaderFan2187 — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:43:39 +0000

The BWT Alpine F1 team had some crazy ups and downs in the 2024 season, from starting out as a significantly slower backmarker to closing out the season with a double podium at Sao Paulo that secured P6 in the constructors’ championships. Accordingly, their 2024 car, the A524 will probably be a car to remember […]

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Review: LEGO 77245 Aston Martin Aramco F1 AMR24 (Speed Champions)

VaderFan2187 — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:22:11 +0000

Despite a strong start to the 2023 season, the Aston Martin Aramco F1 team has seen their performance somewhat regress during the 2024 season, but will that impact the appeal of the Speed Champions 77245 Aston Martin Aramco F1 AMR24? Nevertheless, the signings of stars like 2-time world champion Fernando Alonso and star engineer Adrian […]

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Review: LEGO 77244 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team W15 E Performance

VaderFan2187 — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:52:06 +0000

Once a dominant force in the turbo-hybrid era, the Mercedes-AMG F1 team has had some shakier results as of late, including a winless 2023 season (although the team managed to place second overall) and a P4 constructors’ finish in the 2024 season. Plus, they lost Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari. The 2024 car, the W15 E […]

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Review: LEGO 77243 Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 F1 Race Car (Speed Champions)

VaderFan2187 — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:09 +0000

Depending on which F1 team you support, the Red Bull Racing livery can mean different things, but the energy drink’s dominance over the past few years has been a historical legacy to witness. Although the RB20 was a less successful challenger, it still carried star driver Max Verstappen to victory in the drivers’ championship, and […]

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Review: LEGO 77251 McLaren F1 Team MCL38 Race Car (Speed Champions)

VaderFan2187 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:02:53 +0000

The 2025 Speed Champions F1 lineup brings a whole host of iconic F1 teams into the brick form, one of which is McLaren – who underwent a glorious comeback to win the 2024 World Constructors’ Championship after a 26-year wait. Thus, the championship-winning 77251 McLaren F1 Team MCL38 Race Car will likely be highly desirable […]

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Review: LEGO 77242 Ferrari SF-24 F1 Race Car (Speed Champions)

VaderFan2187 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:01:19 +0000

The highly anticipated F1 Speed Champions wave speeds into shelves on March 2025, as part of LEGO’s extensive partnership with Formula One for F1’s 75th anniversary. Carrying Scuderia Ferrari’s rich racing legacy, it’s easy to see 77242 Ferrari SF-24 being an instant best-seller, and one of the most popular cars on the starting grid (also […]

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Review: LEGO 76925 Aston Martin Vantage Safety Car & AMR23 (F1)

VaderFan2187 — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 02:26:13 +0000

LEGO has announced a large-scale partnership with Formula 1 in 2025, but they’ve actually been making F1-themed sets way before that, with many belonging to the Speed Champions theme. One recent example is 76925 Aston Martin Vantage Safety Car & AMR23, which features the Aston Martin F1 team’s 2023 contender car along with a modified […]

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