--- title: "Mercedes-AMG’s Life-Sized Lego F1 Car Gets Ridiculed By Social Media" description: "The Mercedes F1 team's life-sized Lego F1 car was ridiculed on social media ahead of a poor performance at Suzuka." date: "2024-04-07" modified: "2024-04-07" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/mercedes-amgs-life-sized-lego-f1-car-gets-ridiculed-by-social-media" categories: - "F1" - "News" - "Racing" --- # Mercedes-AMG’s Life-Sized Lego F1 Car Gets Ridiculed By Social Media ![]() *Mercedes F1. X* Well, that didn't go as planned. Ahead of this weekend's[ Formula 1 ]()Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, the [Mercedes ]()F1 team revealed a life-sized Lego recreation of last year's "W14" car. In addition to the inherent strangeness of making a life-sized Lego version of a car that only took second place in the constructor's championship last year, F1 fans absolutely ridiculed the Lego recreation on social media. And, unfortunately for Mercedes, the team couldn't silence the ridicule at Suzuka. https://twitter.com/KarelterKuile/status/1773865243774452045 Some of the comments on[ Mercedes F1's *X*]() post are brutal, with most of them claiming the Lego version is faster than the real W14 car or more aerodynamic than the new W15 car. Some asked if Mercedes blew all of its W15 budget for this year on this build instead. But the most brutal of them all, and potentially the darkest, is the one that reads "George Russell: RED FLAG RED FLAG RED RED RED," accompanied by a picture of a pile of gray Lego bricks. It's a call back to [Russell's recent crash](), which left him stuck sideways in the middle of the track, terrified that he'd be hit. The irony is that things were initially looking up for Mercedes ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. On Saturday, before the race, Mercedes driver and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said that his car felt “[the nicest it has felt in three years]()," despite qualifying in seventh place. However, team Mercedes couldn't back that claim up, as Hamilton finished the race in ninth place, with his teammate George Russell in seventh. Admittedly, that was mostly due to poor tire strategy. https://twitter.com/FreedomFriedF/status/1773689616639431114 These past few years have been rough for the Mercedes F1 team. Following years and years of dominance, which saw Hamilton win six of his seven championship titles, Mercedes has become the butt of F1 fan jokes and this Lego recreation didn't help. Now I feel bad for all the people who had to spend days building the giant Lego F1 car, only for it to become this weekend's punchline. *Got tips? Send 'em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()