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Hans India
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hans India
This Fathers Day Let Your Presence be Dads Present: 5 Ways to make special memories with your dad
Being a dad is more than a full-time job. From early-morning alarms and back-and-forth school runs to legendary dad jokes that make us grin, dads do it all, often putting their own needs aside. But in the middle of busy schedules and endless to-do lists, what often gets missed is time to simply unwind and play. Play isn't just for fun—it turns everyday time into something memorable, where imaginations run wild and laughter takes the lead. This Father's Day, The LEGO® Group shares heartfelt ways to slow down, build something fun, and gift your dads the one thing that matters the most – quality time together. Plan a movie marathon: Bring out your dad's favourite movie or old classics that he still quotes from memory. Rewatching these films will help you hear about your dad's old memories and build new ones – all with popcorn in hand. Build together: Choose a LEGO® set that speaks to Dad's passions. Team up to tackle a Speed Champions Ferrari SF-24 F1® Race Car if your dad is a speed fanatic or help him destress with a Fountain Garden set. As the bricks fit into place, you will strengthen your bond with a playful respite that will always stay with you as a perfect day spent with your father. Cook a meal together: Take over the kitchen and prepare something delicious together. Whether it's his signature dish, or trying out a new recipe – have fun in the process. Swap stories, share laughs, and experience the joy of creating something side by side. Unwind with family game time: Pull out the Ludo, dust off the carrom board, or bring out a pack of cards for the family. Make time for everyone to sit together and enjoy undivided family time, complete with friendly competition and fun banter. 5. Have a heart-to-heart with dad: While outings are a good way to spend time with your father, nothing beats an honest catch-up session. It can be about anything – a silly incident with a friend, a new project you're excited about, or anything that scares you. Before you know it, you'll both be trading wisdom, sharing laughs, and feeling lighter. At the end of the day, the best gift you can give isn't found in a box or a bag, it's found in the memories you make together.
Scotsman
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Lego F1 2025: Ferrari, Red Bull and pit crew sets to buy now
Create your own high-speed pit stops with this child-friendly Ferrari playset | Lego This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. From sets aimed at kids to sets aimed at big kids, these are some of the best F1 Lego creations on sale right now Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Whether you back Red Bull, Ferrari or just love the roar of the grid, Lego's latest Formula 1 sets bring the 2024–25 racing season to life in brick form. With detailed replicas of this year's most iconic cars, including the RB20 and SF-24, as well as pit crews, mini racers and Technic builds, there's something here for every kind of fan — from casual collectors to die-hard motorheads. Each set blends Lego's build quality with authentic racing detail, whether that's a working rear wing, real sponsor livery or an official Ferrari pit stop crew in uniform. Whether you're buying for a child who dreams of the track or a grown-up who wants a Red Bull on their shelf, these new releases are already racing off shelves — so here's what to look out for first. 1. Lego Speed Champions Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 F1 race car A must-have for Red Bull Racing fans – the new RB20 recreated in Lego detail | Lego Lego's 2024 Red Bull Racing RB20 model celebrates the team's latest Formula 1 machine with authentic decals, a Red Bull minifigure, and fine-tuned features like a rear wing, wishbone suspension and removable halo. It's part of the Speed Champions range and perfect for collectors or fans of Max Verstappen's 2024 title defence. A detailed but accessible build, it's ideal for displaying or racing against your Ferrari sets. 2. Lego Technic Ferrari SF-24 F1 car A technical challenge for older builders – Ferrari's SF-24 in full Lego Technic glory | Lego This Technic Ferrari SF-24 build is designed for older teens and adults who enjoy the engineering side of F1. With a functional V6 engine, working 2-speed gearbox, steering, suspension and authentic Ferrari colours, it's a rewarding build and striking centrepiece. If you're after a high-end display model that offers real complexity, this is the one to go for. 3. Lego F1 collectible race cars Miniature models of 2024's F1 teams – perfect for collecting or racing | Lego This blind-box collection features twelve mini F1 cars inspired by the real 2024 grid, including teams like McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin. Each box contains a mystery build with team colours, helmet and branding. It's a fun way for kids to collect their favourite teams or for grown-up fans to build a complete grid on a budget. 4. Lego City F1 pit stop and pit crew with Ferrari car (60443) Create your own high-speed pit stops with this child-friendly Ferrari playset | Lego The Ferrari pit stop and crew set is a great choice for younger fans. It includes a red Ferrari race car, five minifigures (driver and pit team), tools, spare tyres and garage accessories. It encourages hands-on play and works with other Lego City sets for extended racing setups. This one's all about fast changes, team coordination and mid-race drama – just like the real thing. Other options for F1 fans Want more motorsport fun? Try these alternatives: Playmobil Grand Prix cars – ideal for younger builders with chunky, playable sets Scalextric F1 slot car sets – fast-paced racing with real track action Cobi Formula block models – compatible block sets with unique car and military themes For more F1 kits, brick builds and racing-inspired gifts, check trusted retailers like The Toy Shop, for themed books and biographies, and WHSmith for puzzles, sticker books and more.
Scotsman
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Lego F1 2025: Ferrari, Red Bull and pit crew sets to buy now
Create your own high-speed pit stops with this child-friendly Ferrari playset | Lego This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. From sets aimed at kids to sets aimed at big kids, these are some of the best F1 Lego creations on sale right now Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Whether you back Red Bull, Ferrari or just love the roar of the grid, Lego's latest Formula 1 sets bring the 2024–25 racing season to life in brick form. With detailed replicas of this year's most iconic cars, including the RB20 and SF-24, as well as pit crews, mini racers and Technic builds, there's something here for every kind of fan — from casual collectors to die-hard motorheads. Each set blends Lego's build quality with authentic racing detail, whether that's a working rear wing, real sponsor livery or an official Ferrari pit stop crew in uniform. Whether you're buying for a child who dreams of the track or a grown-up who wants a Red Bull on their shelf, these new releases are already racing off shelves — so here's what to look out for first. 1. Lego Speed Champions Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 F1 race car A must-have for Red Bull Racing fans – the new RB20 recreated in Lego detail | Lego Lego's 2024 Red Bull Racing RB20 model celebrates the team's latest Formula 1 machine with authentic decals, a Red Bull minifigure, and fine-tuned features like a rear wing, wishbone suspension and removable halo. It's part of the Speed Champions range and perfect for collectors or fans of Max Verstappen's 2024 title defence. A detailed but accessible build, it's ideal for displaying or racing against your Ferrari sets. 2. Lego Technic Ferrari SF-24 F1 car A technical challenge for older builders – Ferrari's SF-24 in full Lego Technic glory | Lego This Technic Ferrari SF-24 build is designed for older teens and adults who enjoy the engineering side of F1. With a functional V6 engine, working 2-speed gearbox, steering, suspension and authentic Ferrari colours, it's a rewarding build and striking centrepiece. If you're after a high-end display model that offers real complexity, this is the one to go for. 3. Lego F1 collectible race cars Miniature models of 2024's F1 teams – perfect for collecting or racing | Lego This blind-box collection features twelve mini F1 cars inspired by the real 2024 grid, including teams like McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin. Each box contains a mystery build with team colours, helmet and branding. It's a fun way for kids to collect their favourite teams or for grown-up fans to build a complete grid on a budget. 4. Lego City F1 pit stop and pit crew with Ferrari car (60443) Create your own high-speed pit stops with this child-friendly Ferrari playset | Lego The Ferrari pit stop and crew set is a great choice for younger fans. It includes a red Ferrari race car, five minifigures (driver and pit team), tools, spare tyres and garage accessories. It encourages hands-on play and works with other Lego City sets for extended racing setups. This one's all about fast changes, team coordination and mid-race drama – just like the real thing. Other options for F1 fans Want more motorsport fun? Try these alternatives: Playmobil Grand Prix cars – ideal for younger builders with chunky, playable sets Scalextric F1 slot car sets – fast-paced racing with real track action Cobi Formula block models – compatible block sets with unique car and military themes
Top Gear
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
Lego's built 10 functioning F1 cars for the Miami Grand Prix*
Lego's built 10 functioning F1 cars for the Miami Grand Prix* *Well, for the drivers' parade. All it took was four million pieces and 22,000 hours of work… Skip 27 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 27 Lego has really outdone itself this time. Three years on from its incredible but very stationary full-size F1 McLaren build, the world's premier manufacturer of barefoot hazards has constructed 10 fully operational F1 cars for the Miami Grand Prix. Obviously they're not for racing (although you have to wonder if Sauber might be keen), instead bringing a bit of novelty factor to the drivers' parade ahead of this weekend's race. Advertisement - Page continues below 'Hang on,' we hear you say. 'If there are 10 cars and 20 drivers… do half of them have to walk?' Fair question, to which the answer is 'no'. For these almost 1:1 scale Lego F1 cars are made for two. 'We actually started developing the cockpit first because we had to fit two people inside,' Jonathan Jurion, senior designer for the project, tells TG. 'Obviously the Lego set fits a mini-figure... which doesn't have the anatomy of a real person. 'So fitting two people inside was a bit of a challenge. We had people of different heights sitting inside, kind of figuring it out.' The designs are actually based on the (much) smaller Speed Champions versions, and while the teams didn't have to hand over reams of complicated 3D data to make the whole enterprise possible, they did all sign off on their individual liveries. Advertisement - Page continues below Each car features almost 400,000 bricks and weighs 1,500kg, with 26 specialists involved in the design, engineering, and manufacturing. A team of dedicated builders worked in shifts to get each car finished. Skip 10 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 10 All told, you're looking at 22,000 hours of work. Or to put it another way, if one person worked around the clock without loo breaks or sleep, they would've needed… two and a half years. Wowzers. Also, there isn't a single brick used that you can't buy in a shop, so if you really wanted to you could do this yourself. Likely very expensive though. Top Gear Newsletter Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox. Success Your Email* Right, time for powertrain details. No 1.6-litre V6 hybrid here obviously; instead Lego's done the sensible thing and stuck with an electric motor that generates 11bhp, or about the same as an Alonso-McLaren era Honda. It's rear-wheel drive, and the motor, single-speed transmission and differential are all housed in one unit. The brakes are from a racing car, although Lego won't say which one. If we had unlimited budget and time, we could go really close to the real thing The top speed is barely more than 12mph and the battery is only big enough to do the parade lap (plus a little extra, just in case). But F1-rivalling G force was never the goal. 'If we had unlimited budget and time, we could go really close to the real thing if we wanted to,' Jurion insists, adding that the team had to deliver all 10 cars in just eight months when before one car had taken up to a year. 'So we try to keep it as simple as possible and focus more on reliability and drivability.' Probably wise. They're as simple as it gets to operate: there's one switch (up for forward, down for reverse), and two buttons to wake up the motor and power steering. Then there's the steering wheel, brake and throttle pedals, and that's it. All thoroughly tested back in the factory parking lot in Kladno, Czech Republic, we're assured. That didn't stop Lego from sending the drivers a user manual in advance. Although we suspect that was more about making sure they stuck to the Renault Twizy-style seating arrangement, rather than half of them riding shotgun a la Senna and Mansell… After this weekend the cars will go on tour, rather than following the more traditional route of being consigned to the attic, never to be seen again. 'They'll spread around the globe and hopefully inspire kids – and adults – to join Lego and Formula One as well,' says Jurion. You never know, if next year's regs turn out as bad as the doom mongers are claiming, F1 might yet put in an order for another 10…
The Drive
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Drive
Miami F1's Lego Drivers' Parade Is Product Placement Done Right
Despite a banger of a Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami this past Sunday (the first half, at least), the real highlight of the weekend may just have been the race before the race. No, I'm not talking about Saturday's historic Sprint which saw 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli start on pole—he's officially the sport's youngest ever polesitter in any race format—but the Drivers' Parade that had the entire grid do a lap of Miami International Autodrome in life-size, electric-powered Lego replicas of their race cars. A mainstay before every Grand Prix, the Drivers' Parade is usually done on the back of a slow-moving flatbed truck where F1's 20 main characters gather to both shoot the shit with each other and wave at the crowd. Sunday's brick-based deviation from this plan was, at the end of the day, a product placement play (Formula 1 Lego Speed Champions sets are available now starting at $26.99), but it's also arguably the most whimsical we've seen F1 in recent memory, maybe even ever. Outside of the always somewhat manufactured 'fun' that characterizes most F1 teams' social media videos or the odd off-the-cuff moment on Drive to Survive , Formula 1 drivers are largely a serious bunch. Given the speeds, dollars, and stakes involved, they kind of have to be. Sitting in a grandstand at Turn 18, watching them snail their way back to the paddock in giant Lego cars, however, might just be the most I've ever seen them all laugh.A hit with both drivers and fans, the Lego Drivers' Parade was not an easy stunt to pull off. Built on a metal chassis and rolling on actual Pirelli tires, the 10 cars were made up of 4 million bricks total and took 22,000 hours to design and assemble. Each weighed 3,300 pounds, almost double the weight of the real thing. Beyond the entertainment value and technical feat, the event also seemed to provide some insight into the drivers' various personalities and the little unspoken dynamics between them. When the hell else will you see them race against each other in presumably equal machinery at everybody-can-digest-what's-going-on speeds and no real rules? While everybody else opted to completely cut through a chicane, for example, four-time World Champion and Very Intense Man Max Verstappen insisted on sticking to the racing line. In a post-'race' interview, Max sounded like he had fun but assured us that 'I think it's more important to actually clean the track at the moment.' Enough of this tomfoolery, it's time to race for real, and heads will roll if I see a single stray brick on any of my precious the helm of the Lego Alpine, Pierre Gasly took the opportunity to blatantly ram into anyone who happened to sidle up beside him. A dirty strategy that he perhaps wishes was allowed in the real car—'cause he and I both know that thing isn't winning many races straight up. Also, you can't tell me Lewis' uncontrollable giggle at the sight of the Mercedes float getting beached did not come from a deep place: Not all racing corporate tie-ins are created equal. For every 10 instances of Ricky Bobby singing the praises of Bob Dawson's Diet Pork Rinds or *checks notes* Sergio Pérez explaining to GQ why he can't live without Kit Kats for more than a minute straight, there's one Lego Drivers' Parade. This is how you do product placement. It's fun, it works, it actually ties in, and, most importantly, everybody loved it. Got a tip or question for the author? You can reach him here: Chris Tsui is The Drive's Reviews Editor. He oversees the site's car reviews operation in addition to pitching in on industry news and writing his own evaluations of the latest rides. He lives in Toronto.
