ICONS

F1

18+

Williams Racing FW14B e Nigel Mansell

Release date:

Mar 1, 2025

LEGO Icons 10353 Williams Racing FW14B & Nigel Mansell arrives on 1 March 2025 with 799 pieces and a launch price of US $79.99 / £69.99 / €79.99. Built at roughly 1 : 13 scale, the model captures the 1992 championship-winning FW14B in its blue-white-yellow Canon livery and sits on a UCS-style display stand. One exclusive Nigel Mansell minifigure is included, making this the second entry in LEGO’s historic F1 Icons sub-line after the McLaren MP4/4.

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Minifigure review

The exclusive Nigel Mansell (twn519) minifigure wears a blue-and-white Williams race suit with printed stitching and simplified sponsor patches. A dual-sided head sports Mansell’s trademark moustache, and LEGO supplies both a classic race helmet and a tousled dark-tan hairpiece for podium display. The torso and legs look sharp, but the helmet lacks his Union-Jack striping and no pit-crew accessories are included. Displayed on the printed plaque stand he feels like a premium extra, yet remains more of a charismatic accent than a standalone collectible.

About the

set

The car assembles from eight paper bags in a relaxed two-to-three-hour session. A Technic spine anchors working front-wheel steering and detailed rear suspension before System panels shape the side-pods, active-suspension “bulge” nose and removable engine cover that hides a brick-built Renault V10. Newly moulded 30 mm-wide rear slicks carry printed Goodyear branding, fixing the tyre-width gripe levelled at last year’s MP4/4. Colour blocking is crisp, but almost every sponsor mark is delivered by stickers—only two 1×1 diagonal tiles are printed. Once finished, the FW14B measures 32 cm long and cuts an unmistakably early-90s silhouette; on display the stand props the chassis at a racy rake, while the detachable cover and turning wheels add just enough “play” for desk-fiddling. Downsides are minor: sticker workload, a plain underside and a still-hollow engine bay behind the cockpit. Overall the build balances satisfying technique with shelf presence, and the tyre upgrade alone will delight F1 purists.

Box design

The set ships in the familiar adult-collectors’ black Icons box. The front presents a hero render of the FW14B on its stand; the rear panels show the transformation-style engine-cover removal, tyre detail and a spec bar. Thumb-punch tabs keep costs down, but spot-UV gloss on the Williams and LEGO logos gives the packaging a premium feel that signals “display model” to gift-buyers and AFOLs alike.

Instruction manual

A perfect-bound booklet in the current 18+ style opens with three pages of background on the FW14B’s active suspension and Mansell’s 1992 title run, plus a short designer interview. Build steps use dark backgrounds with colour blocking and a progress bar, while sticker placements are shown full-size. The lack of mid-build prints means the flow is smooth—only the sizeable sticker sheet breaks momentum.

So…

10353 delivers a faithful, mechanically satisfying tribute to one of F1’s most innovative cars, complete with its legendary driver. If you can live with stickers and a display-first mindset, this is a must-grab for racing fans—and a tyre-perfect companion to the MP4/4 on your shelf.

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