LEGO® Speed Champions F1 in 2025: 18+ Sets, a Full Grid, and What It Means for Collectors

1. Two F1 Sets Just Got an 18+ Label, and It's Not About Difficulty

Two Formula 1 models — the LEGO Speed Champions Red Bull RB20 and the LEGO Speed Champions Visa Cash App RB VCARB 01 — have officially been rated 18+.

It's tempting to assume that's about how hard the build is, but it isn't. The real reason is the branding and sponsorships printed on the cars, including the Red Bull Racing and Visa Cash App logos.

That's a telling shift in how LEGO markets these sets. It shows LEGO is deliberately carving out an adult collector segment within Speed Champions, one built around authenticity, realism, and how good the model looks on display.

For us, that shift confirms something we've been seeing for a while: LEGO now treats some Speed Champions models as display pieces first, toys second. That's exactly the gap a proper Speed Champions F1 frame or display case is meant to fill, for collectors who want to show these cars off, not just build them once and put them in a drawer.

2. The LEGO x F1 Partnership Is Running Through the 2025 Season

LEGO and Formula 1 have confirmed their collaboration continues into the 2025 season, with new activities including:

• F1 Fan Zone LEGO experiences

• Pop-Up LEGO Pit Shops

• Make & Take building events, both in LEGO stores and on-site at races

These events turn the LEGO x F1 partnership into something you can actually walk up to, not just a line of boxes on a shelf.

It's a good pairing: the precision of F1 engineering meets the modular, buildable nature of LEGO. For anyone into Speed Champions F1 frames, wall displays, or collector storage, that overlap of communities is only going to grow.

3. In 2025, All 10 Official F1 Teams Get a LEGO Model

According to Car and Driver and other outlets, LEGO is releasing all ten official FIA Formula 1 team cars as part of the Speed Champions 2025 lineup.

That means it's now possible to own a miniature of the entire grid — Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, and McLaren alongside Williams, Haas, Alpine, Aston Martin, Sauber, and RB.

A full-grid release like this naturally pulls collectors toward completing the set. Once every car is meant to sit together, a Speed Champions F1 frame or a multi-car wall mount stops being a nice-to-have and becomes the natural way to show the whole lineup, whether you're displaying one car or building toward the complete grid.

4. F1 x LEGO Has Become a Genuine Collector Draw

Coverage from a national report described the LEGO x F1 partnership as one of LEGO's strongest collaborations in years, pointing to the mix of playability, engineering accuracy, and collector appeal.

This has moved past simply building cars. For a lot of fans it's about putting together a miniature F1 museum — team loyalty, nostalgia, and craftsmanship all in one place. That's exactly the kind of collection that benefits from proper display gear: dedicated Speed Champions frames, LED-lit wall mounts, and metal-edged acrylic cases built for these cars specifically.

If you're building out your own F1 wall, details like nameplates and team-matched finishing touches are what turn a shelf of cars into an actual display.

5. Watch for Retirements — They Change What's Worth Displaying

Reports from GameSpot note that the LEGO Technic McLaren F1 Race Car (1432 pieces) is approaching retirement, with several regions already discounting it as clearance stock.

Retiring sets tend to matter more once they're gone. When a model leaves production, interest in protecting and properly displaying the ones already on shelves usually goes up. If you own a set that's heading toward retirement, that's a good moment to think about a case or frame that keeps it in the condition it's in now.

6. What's Coming: Fictional and Film-Based F1 Teams

According to Brick Fanatics, starting in 2026 LEGO plans to add fictional or film-based F1 teams to the Speed Champions line, including a rumored APXGP car tied to an upcoming Formula 1 film.

That's a deliberate widening of the audience, mixing motorsport storytelling with LEGO's usual design language. Expect interest from movie fans as well as long-time collectors, both looking for ways to display these alongside the rest of an F1 collection.

7. What This Means for You as a Collector

Between the adult-focused branding, the full-grid release, and film tie-ins on the way, F1 and LEGO are leaning further into serious collecting, not just play.

A few things worth keeping in mind:

• Look for Speed Champions F1 frames sized for the 8-stud scale used across both 2024 and 2025 cars.

• Team-specific color options are worth considering if you want your display to match the car, such as Red Bull blue, Ferrari red, or Mercedes silver.

• Nameplates or team-matched finishing touches help tie a multi-car display together.

• As new teams and film tie-in sets arrive, it's worth planning your display setup with room to grow rather than sizing it for just what you own today.

Keep those in mind and your F1 wall will scale naturally as the lineup keeps expanding.

Conclusion

The LEGO Speed Champions F1 collection is moving into a new phase, driven by authenticity, adult appeal, and genuine collector enthusiasm. Between the 18+ rebranding, the ten-team lineup, and the film tie-ins coming in 2026, LEGO is establishing itself as more than a toy brand in the motorsport space.

And for anyone displaying their favorites, whether that's a Red Bull RB20, a Ferrari SF-24, or a McLaren MCL38, a proper Speed Champions F1 frame is what turns a built model into something worth looking at every day.

LEGO F1 isn't just about play. It's about precision, performance, and how you present it.