Wszystkie 12 kolekcjonerskich samochodów wy?cigowych LEGO 71049 F1 w recenzji
LEGO 71049 F1 Collectible Race Cars marks a change for the LEGO Collectible Minifigures theme – so can a series deliver without minifigures?
2025 is the year of Formula 1 at the LEGO Group and that means there’s a collectible series from the world of motorsports – but in the form of cars, not minifigures. Each brick-built car comes with a blank white minifigure head, complete with a helmet printed in the colours of the Formula 1 team in question. Every Formula 1 team is represented, as well as F1 and F1 Academy cars to round out a complete set of 12.
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71049 F1 Collectible Race Cars
Release: May 1, 2025
Retiring: TBC
Price: £3.49 / $4.99 / €3.99
Pieces: 29
Minifigures: 0
Taken as a whole, 71049 F1 Collectible Race Cars is certainly a cost-effective way to get your hands on every Formula 1 team in LEGO form, plus the two extra cars. If you’re looking for an authentic, true-to-life version of a Formula 1 car, this isn’t it. However, some of the liveries have been rendered surprisingly well in just 29 pieces, while others clearly suffer from some tough design obstacles.
The full set of 12 looks great when taken as one, while individual cars for favourite teams could make a fun and budget-friendly memento. The cars are also pretty sturdy when built, and the small size means they’re easier to manoeuvre, so they will certainly work well for play.
However, as noted above, despite being virtually identical aside from colour and prints, not all of the cars are made equal. Let’s look at each of them in turn to see how well each car performs.
McLaren
Having now built all 12, colour is far and beyond the best – and sometimes only – way to identify each team. That means teams like McLaren do well in this series, thanks to their almost monochromatic livery. The car is made up only of orange and black, and it makes for a sleek addition to the line-up. The helmet is black with orange printing, and that helps the ‘driver’ blend into the body of the car, creating a more streamlined, aerodynamic look than many of its companions.
That design choice drives the point home from the start: this series is all about the cars, not the driver.
Ferrari
Ferrari, like McLaren, benefits from having a livery all in one colour. We’ll be forever grateful that the LEGO Formula 1 sets, including 71049, are based on the 2024 livery so we get a sleek printed Ferrari plaque for the rear wing, rather than the HP monstrosity that’s on track this year. The racing horse on the front wing pulls the entire look together into a car that’s undeniably Ferrari, even on such a minute scale.
The printed side panels add more depth to the car, mimicking the unique Ferrari silhouette, which tapered in at a sharper angle than some others on track last year. That’s a clever detail that highlights how even 29 pieces can capture every twist and turn of a Formula 1 car.
RB20
Next up is RB20, or Red Bull. The livery here is less obviously branded than those we’ve seen so far, thanks to the fact that Red Bull logos are reserved for 18+ sets. However, the unique colour scheme of navy and yellow, with touches of black, white, and red still helps RB20 stand out.
The rear wing is generically printed with the image of a spoiler in RB colours that’s not quite as satisfying to see as McLaren or Ferrari’s printed tiles. However, the orange visor does tie the helmet into the car, keeping the team identity throughout.
Mercedes-AMG
The largely black base of Mercedes, capturing the carbon fibre look so many teams favoured in 2024, comes together for a sleek look. Even though it’s the exact same size and shape as all the others, the azure and grey accents create the illusion of a more streamlined silhouette.
The red element in the engine intake is technically accurate, but does look a little out of place,e and we can’t help but feel that, seeing as design sacrifices are made anyway to reduce cars down to this scale, we could have done without it.
Aston Martin
Aston Martin is one of the teams that suffers most at this scale. As noted above, colour is one of the key identifying factors – and that is not Aston’s livery colours. The shade of green is far beyond the actual racing colours, and although the yellow accents help to differentiate it from Sauber, there’s little that screams ‘Aston’.
Despite having both the team name and the logo on the rear and front wings, from afar, you could easily reach for Sauber and pick up Aston Martin by mistake.
Alpine
There’s no mistaking Alpine, however. One of the brightest cars on the grid, which translates into an excellent member of 71049 F1 Collectible Race Cars. We particularly like the different coloured rims on the front and back wheels, creating an almost-ombre effect from the back to the front of the car. The black middle section, once again reflecting a love of carbon fibre, helps ground the car and is still lifted by the vibrant helmet.
Haas
We love a white livery at Brick Fanatics, and this Haas pulls it off. The white rims also tie together nicely with the helmet printing and white halo, making the car a lot lighter as a whole than many others in this collection. There’s also somewhat of a rarity in the engine intake, where each of the three elements that make it up are different colours, allowing you to see what goes into it more clearly – and thankfully so.
Despite only being 29 pieces, the engine intake is an example of how even a small number of pieces can be used to great effect. A pin element, a 1×1 plate, and the bar on the top are simple but effective, artfully capturing a vital part of the car, rising over the head of the driver. In a build where the halo is lower than it should be, the wheels are the same size, and various other Formula 1 features have been done away with, it’s nice to see one characteristic rendered impressively faithfully.
VCARB
Unlike RB20, the flaws of the more generic livery are felt more clearly in the VCARB. You would be forgiven for thinking this is simply a random racing car, which admittedly does look good. The contrast between red, white, and blue, particularly in the middle of the car between the side pods and the halo, pays off well. However, we think VCARB fans (or whatever they call themselves in 2025) might feel let down by this version of the car.
Williams
Once again, the engine intake shines here. Easily the cleverest part of Williams’ real-life livery is the Duracell battery for the engine intake, here recreated with a dark plate behind the helmet. The LEGO Group should also be commended for the attention to detail in the placement of different shades of blue, mirroring the gradient shades of the real car perfectly.
Sauber
Now onto Aston Martin – sorry, Sauber. We keep doing that.
There’s little that helps Sauber stand out from the crowd, without the wealth of sponsor placements that make its livery eye-catching in real life. In our opinion, this will be one of the cars that stays on shelves for a while.
Formula 1
Having rounded out all of the Formula 1 teams, we now move into uncharted territory: the Formula 1 car. For non-Formula 1 fans, there’s no basis for this car in real life, instead being designed in keeping with F1’s colours – and looking good while doing it.
We particularly love the ‘F1’ printed tile on the rear wing, which would work well for customising any other sets or Formula 1 builds. The largely silver livery almost makes it look like a Mercedes of old (and we think modding it to complete that look wouldn’t be too hard). However, the Formula 1 car looks impressive enough that you’ll probably want two of this car so you can do both.
F1 Academy
Last but certainly not least, the F1 Academy car is giving Alpine a run for its money on this brick-built grid. Another car that doesn’t exist in reality, this is a representation of the women-only Formula 1 championship, designed to empower women into higher ranks of motorsports. The mix of azure, dark pink, and purple printed, rounded out with easily the best-looking helmet in the series, comes together perfectly, complete with another unique printed tile for the rear wing.
And that’s all 12 cars from 71049 F1 Collectible Race Cars, ending on a high. While some do better than others, we liked each one more than we might have expected. If you’re looking for any particular favourites, it’s well worth using the Brick Search app to track down the specific boxes you’re looking for.
Our honest opinion: 71049 F1 Collectible Race Cars deliver a more in-depth build than Collectible Minifigures, and a few cars are real standouts – while others are let down with few identifying features at this scale.
This LEGO set was provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes.
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Once you’ve got the hang of it, it takes less than five minutes to build each car from 71049 F1 Collectible Race Cars.
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Every car in 71049 F1 Collectible Race Cars has the exact same pieces, with 29 in each blind box.
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Each car from the Formula 1 Collectible series measures 2.5cm high, 8cm long, and about 3.5cm wide.
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LEGO 71049 F1 Collectible Race Cars comes out on May 1, 2025 (although you might see them sooner in third-party stores) at £3.49 in the UK, $4.99 in the US, and from €3.99 in Europe per blind box.
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I picked up some of my favourites today – surprisingly enough the F1 and F1 Academy variants, in addition to McLaren, Sauber and Aston Martin. Couldn’t find Ferrari or Alpine, unfortunately, so I’ll start another hunt soon.
Worst part for me was: my McLaren didn’t include the front wing. Only my second ever set with a missing piece, but this one hurt. I can’t even order the missing part, it seems, and there’s no way to replace it other than picking up another box…
Hi Sami, have you tried reaching out to the LEGO Group directly? They might be able to replace the missing part for you.