Life-size LEGO® Mercedes-AMG F1 pops up at Sandton City Mall

Name: Life-size LEGO® Mercedes-AMG F1 pops up at Sandton City Mall
Start: 2026-02-28
End: 2026-03-15
Location: Sandton City and Nelson Mandela Square

Saturday Feb 28 - Sunday Mar 15 Cnr Sandton Dr and Rivonia Rd, Sandton Central

When your LEGO obsession goes from ‘just a hobby’ to ‘full-on Formula 1. Photo: Supplied.

Joburg gets pole position as the first SA stop for this monster LEGO F1 build. Photo: Supplied.

913 kilograms of LEGO bricks… and zero chance it’ll fit in your display cabinet. Photo: Supplied.

If you thought Joburg traffic was wild, wait until you see what's just rolled into town. The biggest LEGO® build ever to touch South African soil, a life-size LEGO® Technic Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Performance car streaks into Sandton City Mall, from Sat, Feb 28 – Sun, Mar 15, 2026, at the mall's centre court (next to checkers).

The grand reveal unfolded at the Mercedes-Benz Experience Centre at Zwartkops Raceway, where petrolheads, media crews, and superfans gathered for the grand unboxing. "Creativity and innovation through play – that’s what drives us," said Valery Kasimov, the new country boss for LEGO South Africa, as the cover came off the gleaming build.

Behind the bricks

Inspired by the 1642-piece LEGO® set you can find on shelves, the crew took things to extremes. A team of expert builders spent eight hours assembling the supersized Technic Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Performance car using a whopping 192,937 LEGO bricks. The stats are almost as impressive as the real thing:
– 5.1 metres long
– 2.2 metres wide
– 913 kilograms of pure LEGO® engineering

The result is a jaw-dropper – a sleek, aerodynamic replica that captures every curve, contour, and detail of the Mercedes-AMG F1 machine. A fusion of art, engineering, and play.

Race-Ready Challenges

Visitors to the pop-up in centre court (next to checkers) can also test their mettle with a pit-lane-worthy lineup of activities:
1) Build Station – Design your own LEGO® race car
2) Championship Racing – A high-speed ramp with proper timing tech and a digital leaderboard
3) Reflex Challenge – Test your reaction speeds like a real F1 hotshot

Plus, there’ll be a pop-up LEGO® store so you can channel all that racing adrenaline straight into your next build. Whether you’re an F1 fanatic, a LEGO® die-hard, or just looking for something genuinely cool to do on the weekend, this is pure big-kid joy.