Worth Every Piece

The treadmill was set to 10 kilometres per hour. The Ferrari sat on the belt and held its line. The wheels spun, the pistons pumped behind the cockpit, and nothing fell off. The rear-view mirrors are still spoons, and even they stayed on.

This is the LEGO Technic Ferrari SF-24, set 42207, and it was my first major F1 Technic build. Preethi shares my F1 habit. We both had walked out of the F1 movie effin livid. This one we built together. It was also the first time I filmed a build while it happened. The whole thing exists as video, from the first bag to the last sticker.

The engine is the reason to buy this set. It is a V6, and it is connected to everything else. Roll the car and the pistons start moving. Shift the gearbox and the engine speeds up or slows down.
The pistons are detailed, and watching them rise and fall was the best part of the build. The engine cover comes off easily and opens up the rest of the car. It feels like the natural way in, and it is useful every time I want to show someone the engine.

The body is where it slips. Some lines could have been smoother, and in places the shapes simply stop. The nose is the worst of it. The front wing should have come to a point with a rounded finish. Instead it ends in two big snouts. Step back from the nose, though, and the car looks remarkably accurate.

The details carry it. All four tyres are printed mediums, and they look fantastic. The DRS flap moves up and down by hand, which is a nice touch. The steering on the front wheels is excellent. The shock absorbers work on all four wheels, and watching them move was as exciting as anything under the engine cover.

The pieces click together well, and the finished car is solid. I tested that properly. I rolled it down a slope on a tarred road and it did not break apart. It just rolled, all 1,361 pieces of it, and it was a lovely thing to watch. Then it went on the treadmill. Videos of both are on my Instagram.

Plenty of people have fitted this car with motors and a battery box to turn it into an RC car. Nobody does that to a model unless the mechanics underneath are worth driving.

I paid ₹18,000 for it in July 2025, and at the time I had never seen it lower. It has since dropped as low as ₹11,449. Today’s price and the full history are on its price page. It comes on sale often, and at around ₹11,500 it is an absolute must buy for anyone who wants to build a Ferrari by hand and watch its engine move. At the usual price of about ₹23,000, I would wait for the next sale.

It holds 10 kilometres per hour without complaint. If I ever get a faster treadmill, the Ferrari is going back on the belt.