You Can Now Build Senna's Most Legendary F1 Car As A Lego Kit

The McLaren MP4/4 is an iconic Method One automotive pushed by legends Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, pushed to victory in 15 of 16 races in 1988. A brand new Lego equipment offers you the possibility to personal a scale mannequin of the wonderful machine, full with a tiny Senna minifigure. The toy goes on sale March 1 and retails for $79.99 as a part of a brand new sequence of Lego race vehicles for 2024.

The 693-piece MP4/4 mannequin measures 12.5 inches lengthy, 6.5 inches extensive, and 5 inches tall. Lego packs plenty of options into the equipment, together with working steering and suspension. The rear wing is even adjustable. McLaren and Honda’s branding enhance the physique, however the authentic Marlboro cigarette promoting is absent.

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Builders can show the Lego MP4/4 on a stand that mounts the automotive at an angle so viewers can get a terrific take a look at the main points, with statistics in regards to the automotive on the bottom. The Senna minifigure will get his personal podium that options a picture of the well-known driver and the quote, “It doesn’t matter what your dream is, you need to dedicate your self totally to it.”

The McLaren MP4/4 used a Honda-built turbocharged 1.5-liter V6 engine and a six-speed handbook gearbox. Senna and Prost have been dominant through the 1988 F1 season, usually being the first- and second-place drivers on the rostrum. The Italian Grand Prix at Monza was the one race that 12 months the place they did not rating a victory. By the top of the season, Senna was world champion.

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In case your F1 preferences skew in direction of fashionable machines, Lego additionally has two Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Efficiency kits (pictured above) on the best way. There is a smaller 9.5-inch-long pull-back automotive model for $26.99 and an enormous 25-inch-long, 1:8-scale mannequin for $219.99. 

The massive 1,642-piece Mercedes F1 equipment is extra thrilling to us since its bigger measurement lets Lego’s designers incorporate a gap wing, working steering, a practical suspension, and shifting pistons for the V6 engine. Neither can be found for pre-order but, so we recommend selecting up the Senna automotive to carry you over.