It’s lights out and away we go, as Lego reveals its 2025 car. By John Challen.

Ferrari SF-24 F1 Lego car

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After reporting double-digit growth in the first half of 2024, Lego remains popular with people of all ages, covering a wide range of interests. The company has played a blinder in its recent history, having established and cultivated many lucrative brand and franchise collaborations that have spawned multiple products in everything from Harry Potter, to Star Wars to Minecraft.

One area that Lego has continuously remained strong in is that of cars. Particularly Formula 1, which, like Lego, has managed to retain a healthy audience, despite undergoing a number of changes that some fans have deemed controversial and/or unnecessary.

With the new F1 season upon us, how about the chance to get up close and personal with one of the cars? The only problem is, you won’t be able to get behind the wheel, not unless you somehow manage to shrink yourself down to about the size of a £2 coin (remember them?!). Clearly, we’re not talking about the latest racers that will be fighting it out on an ever-growing number of tracks around the world, sadly. This is the Ferrari SF-24 F1 car – a replica of the model driven by Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz (and Brit Oliver Bearman for one race) last year.

In Lego form, the Ferrari’s attention to detail is impressive, so looking over the replica will *almost* be like admiring the real thing. Ish. For example, the multi-piece model features an opening DRS, Pirelli-branded tyres and a V6 model engine. There’s also front and back suspension and a two-speed gearbox, which allows builders to get a great view of the mechanics behind the race car.

It’s not one for the kids, though. For some reason, Lego has slapped an 18+ rating on this particular red-hot model. Mind you, given the shortening attention-span of everyone – especially those Gen Z and Gen Alpha types – the effort involved in putting together more than 1,300 pieces of plastic might be a bit too much to bear. Probably better to leave them to TikTok or YouTube where they could watch someone else do it instead!

For everyone else, the chances are this won’t be your first automotive Lego build, so you know the drill: don’t open all the bags at once; be prepared to lose track of the instructions and rebuild sections of it; and try to stay calm when you’re trying to put the finishing touches on it and the pesky advertising stickers don’t go on straight!

Price: £199.99

Lego pieces: 1,361

Age: 18+

Wheels: five

Hours to build: Lots

Likelihood of making it onto the fleet: 9/10