Speed Champions

Aston Martin Vantage Safety Car & AMR23

Two proper F1 machines in that unmistakable green, if you can forgive the green.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 76925 · 2024

Pieces567

Minifigs2

Year2024

Set number76925

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The verdict

This is one of the smarter Speed Champions boxes, because you get a race car AND the safety car that leads the pack out, which is a lovely bit of storytelling on the shelf.

The shaping on both is genuinely lovely, and the AMR23's low, wide stance is exactly right. I'll be straight with you though, the green LEGO chose is a bright standard green rather than the metallic racing green of the real cars, and that will bug purists every time they walk past it. Ideal for F1 fans who want the pairing more than pixel-perfect colour.

Best for: Formula One fans who want the race car and its safety car together

The full review

What it is

You do not often get a set that tells a whole race-day moment, but this one does. The AMR23 is the car the Aston Martin drivers actually raced, and the Vantage is the safety car that rolls out ahead of the field when things go wrong on track, so lining them up nose to tail on a shelf is quietly satisfying in a way a single car never is. The first thing that got me was the safety car's proportions. At around 19cm it sits right alongside the rest of the Speed Champions range, the roofline is spot on, and the grille uses inverted curved slopes to get that hungry front end just so. The F1 car is the flashier of the pair, all low nose and big rear wing, and it reads instantly as a modern Formula One machine.

The catch

Now for the honest bits, because there are a few. The colour is the one everybody circles back to. The real Aston Martin cars wear a deep metallic racing green with almost a teal shimmer to it, and LEGO went with a brighter, flatter standard green instead. I understand why, since dark green would have swallowed all the panel detail, but side by side with a photo of the real thing it is clearly not the same colour, and if that sort of accuracy matters to you it will nag. Then there are the stickers, 51 of them across the two cars, which means a good chunk of the build is slow, fiddly decal work rather than clicking bricks. And the F1 car shares a lot of its bones with other recent Speed Champions racers, so if you already own a couple the AMR23 assembly will feel like well-trodden ground. The price sat a touch high too, especially next to the Mercedes F1 set of the same era that gave you nearly 250 more pieces.

Who it's for

So who should reach for this one. If you love Formula One, or Aston Martin specifically, the two-car pairing is the whole point and it more than earns its place. It is also a brilliant parts donor if you build landscapes or MOCs, because the sheer volume of green elements here is hard to find elsewhere. I would gently steer away anyone chasing display-case colour accuracy, or anyone who has built two or three of these F1 cars already and wants something structurally fresh. For everyone else, it is a very good set with its heart in the right place.

The parts story

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

The box splits into six numbered bags and two clearly separate builds, so it never feels like a slog even at 567 pieces. The safety car goes together in fairly classic Speed Champions fashion, body panels wrapping a sturdy core, while the AMR23 asks a bit more of you with its layered nose and rear assembly. The one thing to steel yourself for is the sticker sheet. With 51 decals to place across both cars, a lot of the actual time is spent lining up sponsor logos rather than building, so slow down and enjoy the careful bits.

For parts people this box is a quiet gift. It arrives loaded with green elements that are genuinely hard to source, including a near-complete family of brackets in green and a new-for-2024 2x6 bracket that landscape and MOC builders had wanted for ages. The F1 car's steering wheel is that printed video-game-controller piece (shared with the 2024 McLaren) which is a clever bit of parts reuse, and the safety car's grille leans on inverted 1x2 curved slopes to sculpt its face. Both drivers bring exclusive torso prints, and the AMR23 helmet is its own exclusive part with the Aston Martin badge on the forehead.

Fun facts

01The AMR23 is the actual 2023 Formula One car Aston Martin raced, while the Vantage is the safety car that leads the field during cautions, so the set captures two real roles from the same race weekend.
02The set carries 51 stickers across its two models, a notably high count that makes decal placement a big part of the build.
03It packs a range of green elements rarely available elsewhere, including a new-for-2024 2x6 bracket, which made it a favourite parts pack for landscape and MOC builders.
04The F1 car's steering wheel is a printed video-game-controller piece shared with the 2024 McLaren Speed Champions set.