The actor, 61, ripped a page from the Tom Cruise script and drove 180 mph for his role as talented-but-peaked racer Sonny ...

The bespoke big builds – one for each of F1’s 10 teams – are close to 1:1 scale with their F1 counterparts. They were constructed out of 400,000 Lego bricks each and powered by an 8kW ...

400,000 bricks. 22,000 hours. 26 LEGO specialists. Two drivers. Meet LEGO’s latest project — crafting 10 fully-functional, life-size Formula 1 cars that the field will drive during the parade ...

Lego has a long history of building accurate life-size models of various products for its parks, but up until the F1 project, only one of its full-size cars had been drivable.

If you've ever attended a Formula 1 event, you'll know: The cars are loud.The revving of an F1 car’s power unit can reach up to 140 decibels. That’s like standing next to a firework as it’s ...

Lego has built 10 life-sized Formula 1 cars with nearly 400,000 pieces ... The life-sized Lego F1 cars each weight 1,500 kilograms, ... The cars appeared to be a a big hit for the drivers, ...

As outlined in the release, the “big build cars” are based on the LEGO F1 Speed Champions series, unveiled last year. The incredible cars made for some even more incredible moments during the ...

Simple math for the F1 cars built for the 10 teams amounts to nearly 4 million Lego pieces used for the collaboration. And the biggest highlight: The F1 drivers behind the wheel of the drivable ...

Plans for F1 car big builds were first floated in early 2024. When Martin Smida, Lego’s engineering manager specialist, was first asked if it was possible, he said yes — in 2026.

Enjoy a free family day out at Battersea Power Station with LEGO activities, F1 race screening, and a life-sized LEGO McLaren ...

The steering wheel uses non-Lego elements for comfort (Image credit: Lego). The team behind the F1 big builds explained that each car is based on its respective Speed Champions Lego set, blown up ...