The Formula-1 2024 season has ended with the final cliffhanger race in Abu Dhabi deciding the Constructor’s Champion. While McLaren has been titled the world champions after a long haul of 26 years, teams are already looking forward to the next season kicking off in March 2025. LEGO Group has also announced their plans for a collection of F1-themed LEGO racers for each of the 10 teams participating in the pinnacle of motor racing as a part of the 75th anniversary of the international racing competition.
For the more serious F1 fans like me, the LEGO Technic series has just released the Ferrari SF-24 Formula 1 car as a part of the Speed Champions series, aimed at adult builders. The 1:8 scale model of the scarlet red racer up for pre-order at $230 will ship no sooner than March 1, 2025, while I would have been a happy chappy if it came just in time for the holiday season. This LEGO set follows as the second Technic version of the miniature F1 sets, the first being the Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 F1 Car.
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While Ferrari just missed winning the title by a few points, fans can display their love for the Charles and Hamilton-led team by building one for themselves. The 1,361-piece set measures approximately two feet long when fully assembled, replicating the real thing in striking detail. It has movable spoilers (a.k.a. DRS wing), printed wheels functional steering wheel and a faithful recreation of the 1.6-liter V6 engine. Even the position of the machine spins and is mated to a two-speed gearbox. The engine cover can be taken off to have a look underneath that has the V6 engine featuring a spinning MGU-H.
The Technic set is a perfect ode to Ferrari’s F1 engineering, and a part of history you can display on your work desk or home office setup. It marries the intricacies of real-life mechanics and the charm of scale models, just like other Technic sets from the last four decades. You can order the LEGO Technic Ferrari SF-24 Formula 1 car right away but will have to wait for more than three months to start building one!