In 1991, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Isuzu unveiled a concept so audacious it could make a monster truck blush. This wasn’t just another utilitarian pickup destined for construction sites or rural backroads. It was the Como F1 Super Truck, a vehicle that married the gritty practicality of a ute with the screaming heart of a Formula 1 race car. Yes, you read that right: a pickup truck powered by an F1 engine.
Photo credit: Benedek Lampert
Hungary-based action toy photographer Benedek Lampert recreated several F1 race scenes with LEGO in celebration of the sport’s 75th anniversary after getting his hands on the entire starting grid. How so? The toy company just released the LEGO Speed Champions Ultimate Formula 1 Collector’s Pack with ten sets in all.
Apple filmed a dramatic scene from their upcoming F1 movie starring Brad Pitt at the Las Vegas Grand Prix last month, and many fans were left wondering what was going on. The good news is that now actual race vehicles were damaged and that the movie has officially wrapped, with a release date set for June 27, 2025 in the US.
Set for release on March 1, 2025, priced at $229.99 USD, the LEGO Technic Ferrari SF-24 F1 car (42207) set has 1,361 pieces and recreates one of the most iconic modern race vehicles to ever hit the track. This isn’t just a static model, as it includes several aerodynamic details as well.
Photo credit: Michael Furman | RM Sotheby’s
Michael Schumacher’s race-used 2006 Ferrari 248 F1 car is headed to auction, and it could fetch more than $10-million during the RM Sotheby’s New York event in November. This exact vehicle was driven by the F1 legend to five victories in the San Marino, European, United States, French, and German Grands Prix.
Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc recently took his Purosangue SUV out for a spin in Monaco, but might have been distracted by the sunlight on the Fairmont Hairpin, thus causing him to rear end the vehicle in front. Leclerc then slowly reverses his Ferrari while the vehicle in front inches forward.
You’ve seen the world’s fastest camera drone trying to chase down Max Verstappen, now check out the Formula 1’s new gyro cam mounted on Lando Norris’ McLaren car. What you’re about to see is a practice lap at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix this past weekend.
