Leigh’s Diecast Diary

Minichamps have just confirmed 1:18 and 1:43 specials of Lewis Hamilton’s championship winning McLaren MP4/23 from the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix.

It will include the specific aerodynamic package that Lewis’s McLaren ran with in that race, notably including the ‘horns’ mounted on the nosecone. We also hope that it will have the wet tyres that Lewis finished the race with.

In 1:18 scale (DC2822B) it will cost £69.99 and in 1:43 scale (DC28422B) it will cost £29.99. Although we do not expect to see these replicas until very late in 2009 at the earliest, remember that if you pre-order before the end of the year then your order will be protected against any future price rises.