LEGO Speed Champions McLaren P1

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McLaren Automotive also chooses to partner with like-minded, world-leading companies and organisations who push the boundaries in their respective fields. These include Ashurst, Bowers & Wilkins, Gulf, InfiniteWorld, Pirelli, Richard Mille, Plan International and Tumi.

McLaren is a pioneer that continuously pushes the boundaries. In 1981, it introduced lightweight and strong carbon fibre chassis into Formula 1 with the McLaren MP4/1. Let’s imagine a Venn diagram for a moment. There are LEGO Technic fans, Formula 1 fans, and fans that are in the center where those two meet. Or, we could even look at it as a sliding scale from average AFOL (Adult fan of LEGO) to diehard F1 fan. Where do you fall? If you’re curious, I’m a life-consuming AFOL with some special interest in Technic. I’m not well-versed in Formula 1, but I respect the aesthetics. I also did a fair amount of research for this article. So what’s my take? If you want to build it in another color, export the partslist and simply swap the white parts into the other. Inside there are 10 numbered bags 1-4, an unnumbered bag, and, of course, the tires. It’s immediately apparent that there isn’t a ton of meat to this set. To be honest, it feels like the initial assessment of the contents is that they don’t live up to the box size. Compare my inventory to #42056 if using the set. Then export 42,7% parts on the left to a wishlist.

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Hit top speed in the LEGO® Speed Champions version of the super-powerful McLaren P1™! This race-ready, buildable vehicle has all the authentic details of McLaren’s ultimate hybrid supercar. Attach the stylish wheel trims and use the wrench to prep your car. Put on the driver’s helmet and get set to speed away. Weave around the cones–and make sure you stay inside the curb. Test your skills in thrilling LEGO® Speed Champions races against your friends! Includes a driver minifigure with assorted accessories. As you can see, the finished structure reduces the range of motion, but again, this is to be expected. Perhaps I’m biased, because I’m more of a rugged vehicle person, but it feels weird to have spent such a significant portion of the build on suspension to have it be so limited.

At this point you can’t help but play with it, though the springs are needed for additional stability and… well… spring. Sixty years ago, New Zealand-born racer, engineer and visionary Bruce McLaren set-up the racing team in England that remains one of the world’s most successful names in motorsport. McLaren is the only team to have won the ‘Triple Crown of Motorsport’ with race victories in the Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours. In the 1960s, Bruce himself unveiled the M6GT, the first ever McLaren supercar. The LEGO Group was founded in Billund, Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, its name derived from the two Danish words LEg GOdt, which mean “Play Well”. Today, the LEGO Group remains a family-owned company headquartered in Billund. However, its products are now sold in more than 130 countries worldwide. Most recently, the company unveiled its all-new high-performance hybrid supercar, the McLaren Artura. And, naturally, you can’t help but play with the differential too, just to make sure it works (wink). Sadly, depending on how you look at it, this is the most complicated part of the whole 18+ set. In fact, aside from the typical issues of uncooperative pins, this set really isn’t much of a challenge or terribly interesting/exciting from a mechanical standpoint at all.

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