"LEGO has given us the McLaren P1, the Ferrari Daytona SP3, and countless Formula 1 cars that look stunning on display. But there's always been one glaring omission in the brand's racing lineup: the steering wheel itself. Now, a first-time creator named Vince_GT has filled that void with a 1:1 scale sim racing wheel that transforms LEGO's passive racing collection into something you can actually grip, shift, and play with."
"This MOC (My Own Creation) currently sits at 141 votes with 423 days remaining to reach the 1,000-supporter threshold on the LEGO Ideas website. For a debut project from an unknown builder, that's solid momentum. The design captures everything that makes modern F1 steering wheels fascinating: functional rotary knobs, a movable joystick on the left grip, paddle shifters on the back, and somewhere between 12 to 15 colored buttons spread across both grips like a fighter jet cockpit squeezed into your hands."
"F1 steering wheels are absurdly complex. Modern Mercedes or Red Bull wheels feature 9 to 12 rotary dials and upwards of 12 buttons controlling everything from brake bias to differential settings. They're rectangular rather than round so drivers can see over the top without their view getting blocked, with diameters typically ranging from 260mm to 300mm. Vince_GT clearly did the homework. His LEGO version mimics that rectangular profile, uses transparent dark teal accent pieces on the outer grips for visual pop,"
A first-time creator named Vince_GT built a 1:1 scale LEGO sim racing wheel that converts passive LEGO racing sets into a grippable, playable cockpit control. The build mirrors modern F1 wheel geometry with a rectangular profile and real-world diameters in the 260–300mm range. The model includes functional rotary knobs, a movable joystick on the left grip, paddle shifters that actuate, and roughly 12–15 colored buttons across both grips. The design centers on a customizable, swappable display panel marked by a prominent N logo. The LEGO Ideas entry has early support and aims for the 1,000-voter threshold.
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