Yahoo Autos Lando Norris's Newest McLaren Is a Life-Size Drivable Lego P1
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McLaren teamed up with Lego to build a 1:1-scale replica P1 out of Lego Technic pieces, then sent Lando Norris to take it for a spin around Silverstone.
The car consists of 342,817 pieces and required 8344 hours of development and construction to complete.
Details on the powertrain are vague, but McLaren says it uses an electric motor, Lego Technic Function batteries, and an electric-car battery.
Welp, we've got a new favorite Lego set. McLaren has partnered with Lego to build a 1:1-scale replica P1 hypercar entirely out of Lego Technic pieces, then sent Formula 1 driver Lando Norris to take it for a spin around Silverstone.
According to McLaren, the car comprises 342,817 pieces and was completed by a team of 23 designers, engineers, and builders. The whole task took the team 8344 hours from development through construction—much longer than we spend on our typical Lego set. The Lego model weighs in at roughly 2690 pounds, which makes it about 600 pounds lighter than the production model.
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The Lego P1 is the first large build Lego has done that features fully functional steering, which allowed the car to complete the 3.66-mile Silverstone circuit. Details on the powertrain hidden under the Lego exoskeleton are vague, but McLaren confirmed the car has an electric powertrain. According to the release, the Lego P1 has an electric motor and uses an unspecified number of Lego Technic Function batteries along with an electric-car battery.
Based on the footage in the video above, there's a real EV powertrain hidden under the plastic bodywork, though, the release is noticeably void of any performance metrics. Even without any hint of a lap time, we're pretty confident that this was the slowest lap Lando has ever completed around Silverstone.
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