The 20 Formula 1 pilots lived an unusual experience on Sunday, when they went on the track in Real -size biplaza cars made with Lego bricks for an unparalleled parade BEFORE the Miami Grand Prix.
From McLaren to Sauber, each of the 10 electric cars reflected the complete libraries of the equipment and the sponsor logos and were Equipped with Royal Pirelli tires.
Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc y George Russell They were some of the pilots who led the cars with their teammates sitting behind at the Hard Rock Stadium two hours before the race.
Las Creations almost 1: 1 They are based on the LEGO F1 Speed Champions range presented last year and have been designed in collaboration between the F1 and Lego, the Danish family business famous for its toy plastic bricks.
The cars, which They reach a maximum speed of 20 km/hwere created by 26 designers, engineers and builders of Lego in the factory that the company has in Kladno, Czech Republic.
Each one of them It was built with 400,000 Lego bricksweighed 1,000 kg and used a total of 22,000 hours of work.
Real LEGO LEGO REPLICES OF F1 cars.Brian Snyder TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/REUTERS
Lewis Hamilton, seven times Ferrari world champion, described him as “the most funny pilot parade we have ever had”, while he joked to accusing Alpine Pierre Gasly pilot of “dirty driving.”
Verstappen, the current Red Bull champion, said for his part that the track would need to be swept.
“Now there are enough Lego remains on the track. Some cars have crashed along the way, “he said.” I was a bit slow at a maximum speed, so we were left behind the return. “
