{"id":121924,"date":"2026-07-03T20:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/121924\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T20:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:31:11","slug":"f1-news-max-verstappen-mocks-lego-f1-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/121924\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Max Verstappen mocks Lego F1 parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Red Bull driver said the Silverstone activation was \u201cnot what Formula 1 needs\u201d as he joined Lewis Hamilton in raising concerns over the format, which will see all 22 drivers complete the parade in individual drivable Lego minicars.<\/a><\/p>\n

The concept returns this weekend after being used at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, where the drivers shared team-themed Lego cars in a parade that quickly descended into a light-hearted demolition derby.<\/p>\n

For Silverstone, Formula 1 and the Lego Group have expanded the idea, giving every driver their own minicar built from more than 28,000 Lego bricks.<\/p>\n

The cars are capable of reaching 25km\/h and will be used during the drivers\u2019 parade ahead of Sunday\u2019s British Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

While the activation proved popular with fans in Miami, Verstappen said he would rather see F1 stick with its traditional pre-race format.<\/p>\n

\u201cI prefer to play with Lego at home, you know, with the kids. Not on a go-kart here, to be honest,\u201d Verstappen told Viaplay.<\/p>\n

\u201cI prefer to stand on a truck, just with everyone together. I think that\u2019s more fun and I think it also looks more professional.\u201d<\/p>\n

The four-time world champion said the parade did not fit with the image Formula 1 should be presenting.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause at the end of the day we are Formula 1 drivers, I think we should not look like kids and clowns trying to ram into each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think that is what Formula 1 needs, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verstappen said he had no intention of repeating the chaos seen in Miami, where drivers made contact, cut corners and sent Lego bricks flying during the parade.<\/p>\n

Instead, he said he would simply complete the lap and acknowledge the fans around Silverstone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just do my lap and wave at the fans because they deserve that, to see us. But, of course, from my side I would have loved to see it a little bit different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verstappen also suggested there was nothing wrong with the usual drivers\u2019 parade, where the full grid is taken around the circuit together on the back of a truck.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just get it over with as quickly as possible, wave to the fans because they deserve that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, if it\u2019s up to me I would just like a normal driver parade.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is wrong with an electric truck or whatever driving us around? I think that\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it is what it is, it\u2019s not in my control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamilton had already raised doubts about his own involvement in the parade, joking it could prove more hazardous than the grand prix itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it\u2019s the most dangerous part of the weekend,\u201d Hamilton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI let Charles drive last time and it was just hilarious watching everyone crashing into each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo yeah, I don\u2019t know whether or not I\u2019ll be in the Lego car this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

F1 Lego cars return for British GP parade<\/a><\/p>\n

When asked whether he was genuinely concerned about the risk of injury, Hamilton said there was more to discuss away from the public forum.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not really much to say on that car thing. That\u2019s something I need to take offline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most drivers spoke positively about the return of the cars when quizzed about it earlier in the weekend, with Lando Norris and Valtter Bottas among those more enthusiastic about the parade\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty excited for it, actually!\u201d Norris said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it\u2019s like Miami, of course, then I think whoever can make it back to the start line will be a winner already.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I think it\u2019s a cool thing to do. It\u2019s different. It\u2019s nice to, obviously when you\u2019re all together and you can have a little chitchat and see the fans when you\u2019re on the truck.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I think it\u2019s nice to do something different every now and then. So as long as it\u2019s safe and we all behave, which we shall, then it will be a jolly good ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bottas added he was looking forward to taking part after missing the Miami version last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m actually really excited because I missed it in Miami last year when I was watching it and it looked so fun,\u201d Bottas said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think the key will be, because everyone is capped to 25 kilometres per hour, saving distance is probably the key.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited. So saving distance is my strategy, and using tow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each of the 22 minicars was built at the Lego Group\u2019s Kladno factory in the Czech Republic, with 20 designers, engineers and Lego specialists involved in the project.<\/p>\n

The full fleet took more than 6400 combined hours to develop and build, with each car weighing around 280kg and carrying the colours and race number of its driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen is not a fan of the returning Lego drivers’ parade in Britain. Image: XPB Images The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[6050],"tags":[59902,4248,6051,20119,37785,60196],"class_list":["post-121924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lego","tag-british-gp","tag-lego","tag-lego-group","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-max-verstappen","tag-slot1"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116857948606489199","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}