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LEGO Speed Champions Solus GT & McLaren F1 LM - McLaren’s Chief Designer meets LEGO Design Master

As McLaren marks its 60th anniversary, the supercar maker has teamed up with the LEGO Group to release the first-ever double pack of LEGO Speed Champions featuring two of McLaren's most iconic supercars: the McLaren F1 LM and McLaren Solus GT.Both LEGO creations pay homage to McLaren's technical innovation and design language with authentic details from the real-life cars, including the Papaya Orange colour of the F1 LM, its central driving seat position, and cooling ducts.Born from a virtual gaming world concept, the Solus GT - also with its striking central single-seat cockpit design and high-downforce rear wing - is a perfect addition for any McLaren supercar enthusiast.The 581-piece set also features two LEGO minifigure drivers in their his and hers McLaren ‘race suits’.Sixty years ago, New Zealand-born racer, engineer and visionary Bruce McLaren set-up the racing team in England that remains one of the world’s most successful names in motorsport. McLaren is the only team to have won the ‘Triple Crown of Motorsport’ with race victories in the Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours. In the 1960s, Bruce himself unveiled the M6GT, the first ever McLaren supercar.