LEGO Speed Champions 76909 Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 & Project One detailed building review

This is the second of my LEGO Speed Champions 2022 detailed building review videos, with the 76909 Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance & Mercedes-AMG Project One set.
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[@mikosoft]

The F1 car is just perfect, the fact that they actually included a yellow camera piece for Valtteri is mindblowing (and yes, you were correct in the video, car 77 had yellow camera)

[@mikosoft]

One thing though, I think the camera piece would be better if it was just a tile, real F1 T-cameras don't have anything protruding from the top

[@jkliao6486]

@@mikosoft The problem with a tile piece is that it won't be a secure connect because there is no stud holder inside.

[@mikosoft]

@@jkliao6486 ah, that is true. Then I guess the plate with central pin is the best we can get

[@hennysmith]

@@mikosoft acctualy they do

[@sethguest781]

Don't forget the "Pirelli" racing tires in the set, they make it even more authentic and realistic! LEGO never did such a feature before until now, so exciting!

[@mioszantas4462]

I can't be the only one who thinks the AMG One looks absolutely gorgeous for a LEGO Speed Champions set

[@wenix4934]

yes, it looks AWESOME!

[@opel669]

Lewis Hamilton (44) has a black element for the onboard cameras and the one from Bottas (77) is yellow. This is accurate to the realise. Mercedes do this, so they can separate the drivers more easily.

[@jonnyguitar4464]

All team do that. Black camera for #1 driver, yellow camera for #2 driver. Toto will say they have no #1 driver, but we all know he's bullshitting

[@cr_1535]

I got the sticker set for neither Hamilton or bottas,instead getting 3 sets of the project one’s stickers

[@rayfx]

@@jonnyguitar4464 now lewis has the yellow one 😂to suit the yellow helmet

[@tedpowertrain]

@@jonnyguitar4464 But in Lewis 2022 car ,it has the yellow one. It depends on the driver number colour or .....

[@victorn333]

This is probably my favorite set of the whole wave man it's so cool

[@markilves4395]

Same

[@Osai1234]

i have yet to build it, ive kept it in the box bc very excited

[@martinator13af26]

Yeeees dude

[@alextoriz3108]

Its the third for me the first one are the aston martin's And the second the Ferrari

[@aziyzulabdi6713]

@@alextoriz3108 the Ferrari, which one?

[@wai0937]

Thank you for the work you put into this review. I love that you put a lot of emphasis on the innovative building techniques. I'm not a car fan whatsoever but I love Speed Champions for its incredibly clever parts usage and unconventional connections, like for instance, the hood angles you pointed out on the Project One. Seeing the intricacies of the build gives me new appreciation for an otherwise, kinda average looking grey race car.

[@0Marty0]

The F1 wheelcovers were also used on the Dodge Challenger ;) And the taller 1x1s were used in this year's Minecraft sets

[@RacingBrick]

True, forgot about the Dodge. Those were not printed though :)

[@Dogzy1980]

Yes

[@slswisher]

Here is a trick for decals. Mix a spray bottle with a little dawn dish washing liquid. Spray a small amount on the sticky side of decal. Also spray a small amount in the element. This will let you apply the decals and reposition it if needed. The water does no damage to the decal. This has been a life saver especially on the BMW M motorcycle. This is how I apply decals to real cars like a Trans Am hood Bird and also race car graphics.

[@Indiana_Ape]

I wish LEGO would re-make some of the past 6 studs cars, so many of those cars would look great if they were 8 studs.

[@megawave79]

Yeah like the lmp1 cars, or the Porsches. Even the senna

[@dxmaqe8142]

I know this was two years ago, but they are planning on remaking them. There's currently rumors of an F40.

[@Jeff-lo4ud]

The project one looks really good and has some really cool and creative buildings techniques. definitely one of the best designed speed champions cars imo

[@matzebob]

I was very let down with the first gen. 8 stud wide speed champions, they all felt too similar and more like brick heads, applying wedges to a massive core. The design team fully redeemed itself in the third generation, coming back to what made speed champions so much fun. Crazy intricate detail building at incredible small space, basically micro UCS sets, chapeau!

[@incognigo1670]

Jangbricks is really gonna love the building techniques for this wave

[@davidheier]

The new 1x1x 2/3 brick is new from the January 2022 Minecraft sets. It is predominately used in white to represent a candle (the hollow stud was necessary for the flame, explaining the new mold.) It has appeared in a couple other colors as well. This is the first appearance in black.

[@HighFrameRate]

As a Red Bull fan, this is cool. Will be buying!

[@l_poci_]

You can see how it’s built and maybe change the parts to blue and remove the stickers to maybe replicate rb

[@AceGT55]

It would be cool if they did an NSX (maybe type s) and an RB car to go along with this!

[@goldpotato1885]

@@l_poci_ maybe

[@danielversion1.035]

As a kid in the late 80's early 90's, we would only have dreamed Lego would release these sets! 😍😍 These things got me back into Lego after about 25 years 😁👍 A lot of fun for down time, actually pretty well priced too! Compared to the amount everything else has gone up in price since i was a kid, i am pretty surprised you can get these for about $28 per car (in Australia) and they're perfect for car guys... or girls 😉

[@jj02mc27]

The wheel covers appeared in the 2018 1970 Dodge Charger and 2018 Challenger Demon set as drag slicks, and the 1x1x2/3 brick appeared in some Lego Minecraft sets earlier this year

[@bretthataway7674]

The speed champions line is probably my favorite. Not a lot of pieces and they’re small, but that all have some interesting building techniques. For 20 bucks and 1 to 1.5 hours of my time they are awesome.

[@tedpowertrain]

how can they take you so long

[@TIBE_]

Thank you for this review You are the only channel I now about reviewing these sets

[@labounti]

The Project One is the coolest car I've ever built. The unusual build techniques are insane one you complete it. Yes the rear wing needs to be re engineered.

[@ShaqFuGuru]

I love the tiny detail of the yellow brick for the #2 driver camera. They didn’t have this for the Ferrari F1 a few years ago with Vettel and Kimi.

[@swoops41]

These builds are always so creative. Can’t wait

[@Daniel-wj9rz]

Thanks man. Couldn't wait to see them. Great vid

[@RCmies]

The F1 car looks fantastic. I think the front axel is fine because as you said there is no other way to make it sturdy enough to be played with as you know these sets are still mainly made for kids who are fans of cars. I will definitely try and challenge myself if I can come up with something else but it will probably come with a cost of rigidness.

[@The_RC_Dude]

Early to another RB video!

[@adrianmor75able]

My favorite set for this wave. When I saw them they are a must in my collection.

[@grindingbricks]

A honest review that gets you hyped, well done!

[@relaksz6183]

I enjoyed the review. I’m an f1 fan and i think this mercedes is the best f1 car lego has ever made regardless of the scale, and including the soon-to-be-released mclaren. Only a few modifications need to be done such as improving the fat front and rear axis Köszi!

[@adamthomas1222]

Using a rudder piece, and putting it on a hinge and flipping it over is damn brilliant to make the fin that's on the AMG one

[@PozzAFC]

I started watching f1 in 2019 and ended up buying the two sets they released in 2017 and I am so glad that the cars have taken a step forward. Definitely buying this set and the mclaren technic set.

[@georgegrewll691]

Should’ve seen the old Ferrari sets bro

[@jamesjohn6855]

Wow what a detailed set! Love the halo and the game controller steering wheel

[@Blackout201_]

Actually in F1 the driver sells "himself" to the team. So when a company wants to do anything with the team like a product and buys the license from the team they also buy the license to use their drivers. Back in 1997 this wasn't the case for Jaques Villneuve who drove for Williams. That's why in the Videogame F1 97 there was nothing related to Jaques Villneuve and his car was driven by a nameless driver without photo.

[@officeman15]

Hyped for this set...can't wait.

[@discoplayz8936]

the project one car is just fantastic with the light grey color and the light cyan color. really enjoy your content man and i will love to see more speed champions sets reviewed by you!! :))))

[@ozquz7417]

Wth is this price again. 40€ is like 45 dollars so the set is waaay more expensive than in the us😶 Edit: Ok it costs 49,90 EUROS here in Finland. That is 57 dollars so almost double the price😔

[@HP-0101]

I can’t wait to get this set! It’s definitely my favourite

[@TH_BRICKS]

Cool set! The cars look amazing! 👍

[@regulardudegam1ng]

Very cool!

[@Besrethen]

Totally got to buy this one! Amg Project One in my opinion isn't the prettiest one, but all those technics are just wow. And F1 is so much cooler than it was in previous Speed Champions generations 👍

[@sundown8059]

Speed champions sets really are the best for building expieriance

[@NotMasoud]

absolutely wants this

[@sTeVe-vl3nh]

This series becomes more and more outstanding😃

[@rawlegoshortvideos4919]

Yes, that´s the way to open a box, not by ruining and opening like it was nothing. Thanks for this long awaited review. This is one of the coolest set so far, both Mercedes, both awesome with great colors. But more stickers hell that slow down the building...noooooooo!!!

[@bigd2829]

Just turned 19 and I bought this lol. So excited to build this and do some crash tests. You can never be too old for legos I think

[@berndderbrick8079]

Thx for review. For me it is the best double pack so far :-) Love it!

[@slswisher]

Here is a tip on decals. Mix a spray bottle with just a little Dawn Dishwashing liquid. Spray it on the sticky side of the decal and the element. This will let you apply the decal and move it if needed. Once dry it will remain in place. Water will not hurt the decals. This is a life saver on kids like my BMW M bike.

[@HuffyBoi_952]

I can't wait to get this set in March!

[@Cars.Trains.and.Planes]

Nice videos RacingBrick. I have this LEGO set. Good job with the review because I really like your review a lot. Keep it up RacingBrick!

[@sherifsabry6411]

Balazs .. you are the best Lego reviewer , keep up good work 😊❤

[@pinkraven4402]

this F1 looks AMAZING

[@mercedesw1240]

It’s amazing

[@fatpug2.081]

I really like how they did the halo on the f1 car :)

[@DaBaus98]

This along with the lambo are some of the sets in looking forward to the most out of this wave

[@IV72020]

Cool set

[@sammy61187]

The F1 car is amazing love it

[@LuxFlightSimmer]

2:56 these covers were also used for the Dodge Challenger Demon to simulate the fat rear tires ;)

[@miggyblades7936]

I love this

[@beedyninjaa7496]

I really love these race cars for speedchampions. They should do 2022 F1, Perez and Verstappen, or 2022 NASCAR. One thing I wish this set was is Mercedes 2022. I just find Russell's and Hamiltons grey petronas scheme better

[@LimChingLiang]

I will put #77 for my model. As commemoration

[@KineticKitFN14]

Thats the one im most hyper for, i wish i could get it early like you.

[@THATONEGUY64835]

I have not seen that piece but i am going to soon. I am watching this for a review

[@matthewpotter8491]

Think this looks absolutely awesome. For the first time, I’ll be buying this and the Lambo on day one this year. So good 👍

[@yomekpiecemaker8764]

For 30$ (26eu) I will purchase it, unfortunatly I live in France so 40eu (45$) is so outrageous that I won't take that set, freaking hate those prices gap which are some kind of scam in my eyes!

[@rvallenduuk]

Speed Champions single car sets are €20 so €40 for a double-pack makes sense. Also €40 for 568 parts in a licensed set with 2 minifigures is not a bad price. The reason it's cheaper in the US is probably because F1 isn't that popular there so people need a bit more encouragement to buy the set. Although with that logic the dragster set should be cheaper in Europe...

[@JoeShitTheRagMan_GravelGurdy]

the f1 car looks awesome

[@jurekwisniewski786]

Yeah! I really like this double pack, both vehicles looks very very good and the price is great for 500+ bricks set. I think I'll buy it just after the premiere in Poland🙂

[@aleffush]

i am deffly buying this set!

[@darkwood1805]

great video!

[@valocorbala8195]

I have waiting for this review since the last days of January

[@davidesilvio8147]

The black and yellow cameras are used to distinguish the drivers. In this case 44=black and 77=Yellow

[@ljoffe]

That 1x1 brick is brand new for 2022, it is used in 6 other sets. it is part # 86996 and is called Modified 1x1x2/3 with open stud.

[@xaviersorrent2344]

Those new 1x2 hollow bricks showed up in the new sonic set

[@BrickRacingOrganization]

We are super excited to let them race on our tracks :D

[@xongi9248]

The 1x1 plate-bricks were used in the New Year Traditions set.

[@kylewyotee]

Wheel covers were also in 75893 but that only came with 2... in reality i think 2 is perfect for the proper wheel offset.

[@brawngofan9702]

Lucky you got the set already before me where I live

[@MrFomhor]

Nice!

[@shinobi7742]

Man those Speed Champion F1 cars look so good. Shall I say better than the technic F1's? Yeah, Speed Champions F1's look way better. I want to collect them all. Great review!

[@uxhdwgfqak]

Funny it’s got Bottas’ number, he’s at williams now 😆

[@LimChingLiang]

F1 model was based on W12. So it still related to Bottas.

[@megawave79]

2021 championship winning car

[@Austin25Rivers]

Williams? Lol

[@theeverythingandanything123]

The wheel covers were also used on the dodge hellcat

[@NotSoFinalProductions]

Would frankly love Lego to do a full range of F1 Speed Champions...

[@bas_shogun6007]

@RacingBrick although this set is a year old as well as this video, I just purchased this set on my own and while building my own set I noticed you placed the sticker for the stick shift backwards in case you would like to fix it in the near future. I love this channel for updates and reviews. Cheers

[@SaperPl1]

I kind of don't like the idea of double packs - I'd rather have those separately and choose the car that I like for the same price as other one car sets.

[@wai0937]

I imagine the cost of licensing is at least part of the reason why need to try and force sales through double packs instead of singles. I mean, we'd all love it if Marvel or Star Wars minifigs were sold individually in blind bags, but then many of us would never buy the sets at all.

[@RacingBrick]

I think double packs give you a chance to buy cars that you wouldn't consider normally, but they might offer a surprisingly good building experience like the Project One here.

[@jshree3sept]

You Deserve more subs

[@tetmayer2015]

Those 2 plates high new pieces are in almost every new minecraft set ;)

[@gbarnewall1]

I just finished both cars tonight, I haven’t had a speed champions car in a long time, I absolutely hate with a passion those small stickers, both cars finished off very well with plenty of spares although I was missing the small dark grey 1x1 round brick that the micro phone piece presses into, I do t ever recall having missing pieces in all my sets as a kid in the 80’s and 90’s, Technic RT crane, Sian and this set all had a missing piece each, Lego need to up their QC more

[@evilbricks4208]

The new system piece was used in the sonic ideas set.

[@danielpeters9680]

Great review. Thank you so much for sharing. I'll definitely be getting this model. In regards to the price difference... I believe the fact that Formula-1 is more popular in Europe is precisely why the price is higher there (supply and demand). If it makes you feel any better, here in Canada, we will also be paying the $39.99 price... unfortunately.

[@RacingBrick]

Usually the prices more or less are in balance, but for example the Ford Raptor was visibly cheaper in the US, we thought the reason for that is because that is the targeted market. Well in the case of F1 this is the other way around apparently :)

[@danielpeters9680]

@@RacingBrick Very interesting about the Ford Raptor. Thank you for the replay and keep up the good work.

[@praefator]

Got this model 2 days ago for €34 in the Netherlands, which was part of some discount by the store. Love the set, but I am a bit concerned with some of the parts being easy to disconnect. The rear wing was a bit of trial and error to get right, and same for the hood, as the angle with which it connected looked off from the onset. Came back to it a day later to finish it 😊

[@brickphisto2321]

I do not like the look of most of this wave's SC models too much apart from the Lambo. But the sheer abundance of little clever techniques will probably still make me buy all of them. That is what brick building is all about for me. This front assembly using towballs which you pointed out is great indeed. But it is not too tricky and probably pretty much straightforward for the Lego designers. Only creating certain angles in two directions or attaching an angled sub-assembly at two points is what makes such constructions really tricky. That was obviously not necessary here.

[@sohumg_07]

7:34 Valtteri Bottas was the secondary driver, and the secondary driver in an F1 team will be marked with a yellow camera rather than black like Lewis

[@koko-zt8rv]

Thank u for the work u really convinced me to buy this marvelous set! What is your favorite lego speed champions set?

[@miggyblades7936]

Means I love this

[@Xpninjadan]

The pieces at 3:09 appear in Lego Minecraft sets. You can find them in the Guardian Battle set as sea pickles. I'm pretty sure they are in another set but I'm not entirely sure.

[@zohann-0598]

Nice video man, but I think the f1 driver doesnt fit perfectly well in the car, because in the real life, the drivers head is a litte bit down of the high of the halo, and in the LEGO, the drivers head overpasses that limit, so I think that in you remove drivers legs and stick it to the seat, maybe that little error will be fixed, I ll try it when its available here in México.

[@bluesharkstudios8448]

I got this set at Bricks & MiniFigs it’s near trades Joe and I finshed both cars when I got back home

[@ethanol1586]

3:28 I actually saw one of those pieces in the lunar traditions set in a different color

[@Forgiale]

Speed Champions sets are some of the most fun builds I’ve ever done. Will definitely be collecting as many of these as I can!

[@benjaminfrohns]

I wonder what wheel Lego will use if they redesign to the 2022 F1 regulations.

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

Sadly, I learned to not mess with the clip on pieces too much. I built the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Cadillac in this scale and MANY of the clip on elements for the spot lamps, for the hoses on the side and the front radio antenna all broke off due to stress on the two teeth. One tooth would snap and the part becomes useless. I don't even remember how much I paid for Ecto-1. At least $50 to $75 USD. Whatever it was it was pretty expensive to have had to replace several parts not long after building.

[@phantomjerry]

Strange, they did use (just like the McLaren) a car from last year, even with drivers numbers from last year. Bottas did leave the team this new season so 77 isn’t in the team anymore. The position of the mini fig is to high. The halo shoot be above the head, so for that part it isn’t realistic. Let’s hope they will make one for the RB world champion as well.

[@RacingBrick]

It's an obvious and logical choice to model the F1 car from last year. The 2022 season just started, you find no any models of those cars yet anywhere since they were literally revealed a few days ago.

[@StuntpilootStef]

@@RacingBrick But we've known what the global shape of the 2022 cars would look like for two years now. And there's no way you can represent the variantions in this scale anyway. I think it's more likely they didn't finalise the livery in time for lego.

[@RacingBrick]

@@StuntpilootStef it can be the livery, but also the the details of 2022 cars that are more difficult to recreate at this scale. The design of this car was practically ready last May when I saw the prototype. There's no way they knew anything about the exact 2022 details or the livery back then.

[@relaksz6183]

@@StuntpilootStef If you look at F1 diecast models, they are always released around the summer break except for the cheapest brands

[@StuntpilootStef]

@@relaksz6183 This is not a diecast model. This is a very broad approximation of an f1 car based on existing parts. It would be extremely hard to build a Speed Champions set of a 2022 Mercedes that would look any different at all from even a 2022 Haas or one of the study models from the FIA if you too out colour and stickers. They would look exactly the same. I really don't understand what's so hard about this.

[@spitfirecreations2188]

Damn!

[@rogerhalt3991]

Great review and I appreciate the tidbits you give about interesting elements on each build. Shame the design of the F1 car is outdated for 2022.

[@KineticKitFN14]

those wheel covers were also in the 2019 Dodge set