LEGO and McLaren have created a one-of-a-kind, fully drivable McLaren P1 that is made from LEGO Technic parts. The 1:1 scale P1 was made from 342,817 pieces and weighs about 1,220kg. It took a team of 23 specialists from both companies to design, engineer, and build the supercar using 8,344 hours and 393 different LEGO Technic elements. They have also enlisted McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris to complete a lap around the famed Silverstone Circuit.
Lando Norris Takes on Silverstone Circuit in a Life-Size LEGO® Technic™ McLaren P1™
• The LEGO Group and McLaren Automotive have embarked on the ultimate challenge: creating a life-size, driveable LEGO® Technic™ version of the iconic McLaren P1™ supercar
• McLaren Formula 1 Team driver Lando Norris puts the one-of-a-kind car to the ultimate test, completing a lap around the iconic Silverstone Circuit, a track holding many memories of historic moments for McLaren
• The life-size car features an incredible 342,817 LEGO Technic elements and an electric motor; it is the first big build the LEGO Group has ever made, that’s capable of steering and driving an entire lap of a racetrack
• The 1:8 scale LEGO Technic McLaren P1™ set is now available at www.LEGO.com/McLaren
Silverstone, England, 12 September 2024: The LEGO Group and McLaren Automotive have embarked on the toughest LEGO Technic challenge to date, recreating a one-of-a-kind, fully drivable McLaren P1™ made from LEGO Technic elements. And if that wasn’t enough, McLaren F1™ driver, Lando Norris has been enlisted for the ultimate challenge, to complete a lap
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