Technic

Aston Martin Aramco AMR25 F1 Car

A properly clever 1:8 F1 car in a green LEGO never quite nailed.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 42240 · 2026

Pieces1,547

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number42240

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The verdict

This one is a genuine bit of engineering, and the gearbox-into-DRS trick is the sort of thing that makes you shift it back and forth like a kid.

The green is the sticking point, because Aston's real racing green doesn't exist in LEGO's palette, so from some angles it reads a touch Sauber. If you love how a Technic F1 car actually works, you'll be grinning. If you're chasing a flawless livery match, temper your expectations a little.

Best for: Technic fans who care more about working mechanics than a perfect paint match

The full review

What it is

Some LEGO® sets sell you on looks and some sell you on how they move, and this one is firmly in the second camp. It's a 1:8 scale build of Aston Martin's 2025 F1 challenger, the car Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll actually raced, and it packs in nearly everything you'd want from a Technic supercar shrunk to F1 proportions. There's a V6 with pistons that pump as you roll it, functional steering, front and rear pushrod suspension, and a working differential hiding in the back. The headline party trick is the two-speed gearbox, and the reason it's so satisfying is that shifting into high gear physically triggers the DRS, popping the flap on the rear wing open. It's a real mechanical linkage, not a separate lever, and it's the kind of detail that keeps you fiddling long after the build is done.

The catch

Now for the honest bits, because there are a few. The big one is color. Aston Martin's British Racing Green is famously specific, and LEGO simply doesn't have that exact shade in its palette, so the green here lands a little off. Reviewers have pointed out that from certain angles it can read closer to a Kick Sauber than an Aston, which stings a bit on a car whose whole identity is that green. The rear tyres are the other letdown, carrying over the same profile issue that people flagged on the McLaren F1 set, so they're not quite the fat, squat F1 rubber the real thing wears. And the price is worth a clear-eyed look. At $229.99 for 1,547 pieces you're paying for the license and the mechanics, not raw part count, so if you value sets by the brick this isn't the bargain of the year.

Who it's for

Here's where I land. If you already love Technic and the working guts of a model are what light you up, this is an easy one to enjoy, because the gearbox, the DRS link, the suspension and the diff all pull their weight and it looks the part on a shelf at 61cm long. If you're a livery purist or an Aston superfan who needs that green to be perfect, you might find the color nags at you every time you walk past it. And if you're weighing it against the McLaren in the same 1:8 line, they share strengths and share flaws, so pick the team your heart belongs to. For the right builder this is a really good time, just go in knowing the green isn't quite the green.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building it follows the classic 1:8 Technic rhythm, which is a slow, rewarding grind rather than a quick afternoon. You start deep in the chassis with the gearbox and drivetrain, and this is the best stretch, threading the two-speed transmission so it links through to both the V6's pistons and the DRS flap. Get that working and tested and the rest of the build feels earned. From there you layer up the suspension arms and steering, then move outward to the bodywork panels, the sidepods, the front and rear wings and all the aero louvers that give an F1 car its shape. The paneling stage is fiddlier and more about patience and alignment than clever mechanics, so the fun front-loads into the mechanical core.

On pieces, the value story here is the functional hardware rather than a pile of rare recolors. You're paying for the gearbox internals, the differential, the pushrod suspension geometry and the linkage that ties the transmission to the wing, which is where a lot of the design work went. The green panels carry the livery through printed elements and applied graphics across the front wing, engine cover and sidepods, so the sponsor detail holds up close. The catch every Technic fan will clock is the wheels and tyres, since the rear tyre profile isn't accurate to a real F1 car, and at 1,547 parts for the price you're clearly buying mechanism and license over sheer count.

Fun facts

01The two-speed gearbox isn't just for show: shift it into high gear and the movement physically opens the DRS flap on the rear wing, a direct mechanical link between the transmission and the aero.
02It's built to the same 1:8 scale as LEGO's other Technic F1 cars and stretches to about 61cm long, so it lines up on a shelf right next to the McLaren.
03LEGO's color palette has no exact match for Aston Martin's British Racing Green, which is why reviewers say the finished car can look closer to a Sauber than an Aston depending on the light.
04The AMR25 it recreates is the car Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll drove in 2025, a season that was rough for the team on track, which makes a premium display model of it a slightly bittersweet keepsake.