The Aston Martin AMR25 is the first F1 car Adrian Newey has designed since leaving Red Bull. That is a significant thing in Formula 1. LEGO confirmed the 42240 on 27 May, arriving July 2026.
I follow F1 closely enough that when Newey signed with Aston Martin the expectation around their 2026 car went up considerably. Whether the real AMR25 delivers on that is another conversation. What LEGO has confirmed is that the 42240 is a 1,547-piece, 18+ scale model at around £189.99.
Newey’s Aston Martin in Technic
The set captures the AMR25’s racing-green livery and the aggressive aeroactive package that defines the 2026 regulations. Working steering, suspended axles, and the kind of surface detail that makes a 1,547-piece F1 car look like an actual model rather than a toy.
At £189.99 it is in a similar bracket to the McLaren MCL39 42228 that dropped in March. Two proper 1:8-ish F1 cars in the library in the same year is a good situation.
The Aston Martin is the fourth licensed F1 car LEGO has done in Technic over the last few years. We already have the McLaren 42141, Ferrari SF-24 42207, and Red Bull RB20 42206 in the library. The AMR25 joins in July.
If you are an F1 fan who has been working through the grid in the library, this is the one to wait for. The Newey connection makes it historically interesting regardless of how the actual season plays out.
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The part I care about is whether it earns build time, not just whether it photographs well in a press image. That is how I am judging this one for the library.
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