Components 1 drivers will hop into Lego minicars for the British Grand Prix parade lap this weekend, following on from the success of the Lego drivers’ parade finally 12 months’s Miami GP.
All 22 drivers could have particular person minicars produced from 28,000 Lego bricks for the standard drivers’ parade lap at Silverstone earlier than Sunday’s grand prix.
The minicars have been constructed by 20 designers and engineers, and took greater than 6,400 hours to finish at Lego’s Czech Republic manufacturing facility, with the minicars able to reaching as much as 25km/h.
Every minicar weighs 280kg, 65kg of which is Lego bricks, and has normal go-kart wheels.
F1 and Lego produced a viral sensation finally 12 months’s Miami GP when the drivers jumped into Lego automobiles, with one driver behind the wheel and their team-mate cheering them on from the passenger seat.
Lego Williams automobile on the drivers parade
Photograph by: James Sutton / Motorsport Photos
The parade lap rapidly become a race between the ten Lego automobiles with bricks flying in all places.
This 12 months there shall be 22 Lego minicars in motion throughout the British GP parade lap which takes place 90 minutes earlier than the race begin – 1:30pm BST.
“Final 12 months’s F1 drivers’ parade in Miami with the Lego large construct automobiles was one of the crucial memorable and talked-about moments of the season, capturing the creativeness of followers world wide and exhibiting a special aspect of the game,” Emily Prazer, chief business officer at Components 1, stated.
“This 12 months, we’re constructing on that second to create an unimaginable spectacle for followers attending the British Grand Prix and people watching globally. There’s something actually particular about bringing collectively the worlds of Components 1 and Lego play, combining innovation, creativity, and leisure in a approach that may encourage and excite followers of all ages.”
The minicars are made utilizing 28,000 lego bricks
Photograph by: Filip Cleeren
Julia Goldin, chief product and advertising officer of the Lego Group, added: “The thrill from drivers and followers alike finally years’ Miami drivers parade, was inconceivable to disregard.
“Followers and drivers alike requested – so now we’re delivering. We needed to go even larger than final 12 months and guarantee we proceed to shock and delight our followers. We will’t wait to see what the drivers do once they get these minicars on observe.”
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