You’ve probably seen the social media and the news of the life-sized McLaren F1 car revealed at the Melbourne Formula One Grand Prix but we’re here to tell you – it’s bloody EPIC in the flesh.
We’re in Melbourne for the F1 and took time out to visit the Lego Technic display and even though I took a look during an F1 practice session there was a long queue of people keen to get up close with the car.
This giant is 288,315 LEGO blocks, and took 1893 man-hours to build under the watchful eye of Ryan “Brickman” McNaught.
It’s not just an F1 car, this one is built as a 2022 car, with the new front and rear wing, new look, and most importantly, being life-size there’s room for a driver! Even Daniel Ricciardo got in!
It’s been a big year for LEGO and Formula One, with the Mercedes Project One and F1 collaboration, then the LEGO Technic McLaren announcement – a set worth nearly $300 that sold out in its first availability.
It’s a celebration of Formula 1, and a great interaction for fans attending this weekend’s F1 race in Melbourne.
You can back order the large but not life-sized Lego Technic McLaren now at LEGO.com
Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
He produces and hosts several popular podcasts, EFTM, Two Blokes Talking Tech, Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars, The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, and the Private Feed. He is the resident tech expert for Triple M on radio across Australia, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9’s Today Show and appears regularly on 9 News, A Current Affair and Sky News Early Edition.
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