Technic

Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 F1 Car

The best Technic F1 car yet, if you can forgive those skinny rear tyres.

Brick Rated Score

4.2/5

Set 42206 · 2025

Pieces1,639

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number42206

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The verdict

This is the car that won Max Verstappen his fourth title, shrunk to 1:8 scale and stretched out to a proper 64cm on the shelf.

It builds like a real machine, with a V6 that fires its pistons when you roll it, a two-speed gearbox, and suspension on all four corners. The rear tyres are too narrow and the sticker sheet is a marathon, so go in knowing that. But if you love F1, this one earns its space.

Best for: F1 fans who want a display piece that actually works under the bodywork

The full review

What it is

This is the Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20, the car Max Verstappen drove to his 2024 championship, rebuilt as a LEGO® set at roughly 1:8 scale. It's the biggest and priciest of LEGO's four-strong 2025 F1 line, and at 64cm long it has serious road presence once it's on the shelf. What makes it more than a pretty shape is everything happening underneath. There's a V6 with pistons that pump as you roll it, a two-speed gearbox with a neutral, a differential, and independent suspension on every corner. You can steer it from a knob on the roof or the tiny wheel in the cockpit, and the rear spoiler flips up to mimic the DRS the real cars use to overtake. For a set that's built to be looked at, it does a surprising amount.

The catch

Now the caveats, because there are a few real ones. The rear tyres are the big one. They're simply too narrow for an F1 car, and reviewers keep coming back to it because LEGO has stuck with the same skinny rear rubber for years and it just doesn't match the wide, planted look of a real rear axle. The stance leans slightly nose-down too, which bugs some builders. Then there's the sticker sheet. It's extensive, packed with large decals, and some of them span across separate pieces so they have to line up perfectly. The set genuinely doesn't look right without them, so you can't skip the fiddly bit. And like most licensed Technic, it's expensive for what you get, around 14 cents per piece, which is steep next to a non-licensed set of the same size.

Who it's for

So who should reach for it? If you follow Formula 1, or you just love a mechanical model that does clever things when you push it around, this is an easy yes. It's widely called the best Technic F1 car LEGO has made, and the build stays engaging across all ten bags without turning repetitive. If you're chasing heavy Technic functions like motors, pneumatics, or a gearbox you can really play with, temper your expectations, because this is a display model first. And if wonky-looking rear tyres will nag at you every time you walk past it, you already know your answer. For everyone else who wants a fast, good-looking racer on the shelf, it's worth the money.

The parts story

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

The build runs across ten numbered bags and takes most people four to five hours, and it's paced really well. You start deep in the mechanical guts, laying out the V6, the gearbox, and the differential, so the fussy engineering is front-loaded while your patience is fresh. From there you work outward through the suspension, where new molds change how the push-rod and pull-rod setup goes together, so even if you've built an F1 car before it doesn't feel like a rerun. The bodywork panels come last, clipping on to give it that smooth Red Bull silhouette. It's smart without being punishing, challenging in the good way, and rewarding to watch take shape.

For parts people, this one delivers. It brings around 40 recoloured elements spread across 12 unique parts, which is a lot next to its Ferrari sibling that managed a single recolour. The long-overdue new engine parts are a highlight, and the fresh wishbone, Technic link, and towball pieces open up new options for anyone who builds custom steering. The new panels are useful for smooth bodywork detailing too. The part-count value is the honest sticking point, because licensed sets always cost more per piece, but you're paying for the molds, the printed and stickered detail, and the sheer size of the finished thing rather than raw brick tonnage.

Fun facts

01The real RB20 carried Max Verstappen to his fourth straight Formula 1 drivers' title in 2024, so this is a genuine championship-winning car on your shelf.
02At around 64cm long it's the biggest of LEGO's 2025 1:8 F1 range, edging out the Ferrari SF-24 which shares the same price but has nearly 280 fewer pieces.
03Roll the car along and its 1,600cc V6 fires its pistons, driven through the rear differential exactly like the real thing sends power to the back wheels.
04The adjustable rear spoiler recreates DRS, the drag reduction flap real F1 drivers open on straights to slice through the air and overtake.