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News18
07-07-2025
- Automotive
- News18
Why Were All The F1 Drivers On The Podium Handed LEGO Trophies At British GP?
Last Updated: The British Grand Prix trophies were made from LEGO bricks for F1's 75th anniversary. The winner's trophy used 2,717 bricks. The top three finishers at Sunday's British Formula One Grand Prix received podium trophies unlike any other — custom-built entirely out of LEGO bricks. The trophies are part of a multi-year collaboration between Formula One and LEGO, which previously saw 10 life-sized LEGO-built cars featured in a pre-race parade at the Miami Grand Prix — a moment that quickly went viral. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the F1 World Championship at Silverstone, LEGO created special trophies for the race. Today's #BritishGP trophies are made from Lego – the winner's trophy is inspired by the RAC gold trophy, and is made of 2,717 bricks. #F1 — Phillip Horton (@PHortonF1) July 6, 2025 The winner's trophy, modeled after the historic RAC golden cup, was constructed using 2,717 LEGO bricks, stood over 59 cm tall, weighed more than 2 kg, and — contrary to some assumptions — is not available for purchase as a retail set. Runner-up Oscar Piastri couldn't resist teasing third-place finisher Nico Hülkenberg, who secured his first career podium after 239 starts. 'How does it feel after 15 years of F1 to get a podium trophy that's made out of LEGO you can just pull apart?" Piastri joked. 'It's just made out of LEGO that you can pull apart and probably buy next week," he added with a grin. Hülkenberg, however, found the humor in it. 'I love LEGO. It's good. My daughter can play with it too. You've always got to see the bright side," he said. 'But, you know, a bit of silver or gold would have been nice too — but I won't complain." Each trophy was built by a team of seven LEGO builders in Denmark, who spent a total of 210 hours assembling the awards. The bricks were glued together to ensure durability. In addition to the gold-trimmed winner's trophy, the second and third-place versions featured white bases with red and blue accents, while the constructors' award was finished in dark blue and gold.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
F1 Book Review: 'The Grand Prix Year' Is Formula 1 Behind the Curtains
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you happen to be looking for a little speed reading ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 racing season, you should check out The Grand Prix Year: An Insider's Guide to Formula 1 Racing. The recently released 272-page book, put out by London-based Bloomsbury Publishing, is the first from Autoweek contributor and F1 beat writer Phillip Horton. The book takes readers on a yearlong journey along with the F1 circus through the eyes of a writer who knows the ins and outs of the paddock. It includes a chapter on each stop on the F1 calendar and can best be described as part diary, part Formula 1: Drive to Survive—the popular Netflix docuseries that has helped fuel fan interest in F1 here in the United States.$22.58 at Horton said the idea for the book came to him during the 2022 season, when F1 returned to its own crazy form of normal following the pandemic. "It was in Mexico in 2022 where I'd realized that in the past four or five weeks our schedule had taken us to Singapore, Japan—where we hadn't been since 2019—then very briefly back home to the U.K., then to Austin (Texas), and to Mexico City," Horton says. "It was the first time they'd been properly 'normal' in three years. "It's such a whirlwind of different places and experiences in such a short spell of time, and yet sometimes we normalize it—but it really isn't, and I'm not sure that comes across in much coverage or on TV. "Formula 1 had also evolved quite a bit pre- and post-pandemic, and again Austin was a prime example given how Formula 1 grew in the United States, and I began having the idea of a book on the entire season, but specifically a journey through the entire season with each Grand Prix as a chapter, while also looking at everything that gets the sport motoring around the world." Horton has been covering F1 full time since 2014 and has attended about 130 races. And that, racing fans, is a lot of frequent-flier miles and sometimes questionable meals in media centers all over the planet. As a credentialed journalist, Horton is able to take readers behind the curtain and into areas of the paddock normally reserved for the top tiers of race-weekend pass holders. "Fortunately, being part of the traveling circus, there's a level of access, as well as just firsthand experience of going to these places and exploring aspects beyond the racetrack," Horton says. "That's always interested me—the people, the culture (and the food!), and the history of a city or a country. "I think when you're lucky enough to experience so many different places, you can't afford to miss out on what they have to offer—even though plenty of people who work in and who cover the sport will just be in a routine of airport-hotel-track. "For example, Suzuka and Austin are both fantastic places and events, but they're so different. Each have a different fan base, vibe, and traditions, and yet they can be part of the same world championship." Here are some other motorsports books worth a look:$61.66 at at at at
