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McLaren MP4-25 Mercedes #1 J. Button Vodafone McLaren Showcar F1 2010 Minichamps 1:18
McLaren MP4-25 Mercedes #1 J. Button Vodafone McLaren Showcar F1 2010 Minichamps 1:18
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast McLaren MP4-25 #1 showcar reproduces Jenson Button's clean launch livery from 2010, the season he joined as reigning world champion alongside Lewis Hamilton. A pristine presentation finish at the flagship 1:18 scale.
About the McLaren MP4-25 Mercedes #1 J. Button Vodafone McLaren Showcar F1 2010 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces the McLaren MP4-25 #1 showcar livery, Jenson Button's clean 2010 Vodafone McLaren presentation finish from his first season at the team as reigning world champion. Flagship scale and diecast construction give this launch livery real shelf presence.
Button arrived at McLaren carrying a championship most of the paddock had not expected from him, and this showcar catches that moment before a single race had complicated the story.
A Flagship-Scale Launch Livery
At 1:18, Minichamps' diecast tooling has room to render the MP4-25's front wing endplates and rear diffuser in genuine detail, and the showcar's clean Vodafone branding shows off that work without the visual noise of race wear. Panel lines around the cockpit and engine cover stay tight, and the diecast shell gives the model real presence on a shelf, heavier and more substantial than the compact 1:43 equivalents of the same era. Button's number-one branding reflects his status as reigning champion joining a new team, a detail Minichamps has reproduced with the accuracy the moment deserves.
A Champion Switching Teams
Button's move from Brawn to McLaren after winning the 2009 title alongside Hamilton created one of the more closely watched teammate pairings in recent Formula 1 history, two former champions on the same team. This showcar, presented before that internal rivalry had properly begun, works as a clean starting point for a collector tracing Button's career, best paired with his later race-spec liveries from the same partnership.
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£122.00Original price was: £122.00.£107.00Current price is: £107.00.
£122.00Original price was: £122.00.£107.00Current price is: £107.00.
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