{"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?lang=en_GB","nonce":"e6722dab45","homeUrl":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/","shopUrl":"https:\/\/models118.com\/shop\/","cartUrl":"https:\/\/models118.com\/cart\/","checkoutUrl":"https:\/\/models118.com\/checkout\/","skipCart":true,"collectionLimit":12,"i18n":{"addedToCart":"Added to basket","addToWishlist":"Add to wishlist","addedToWishlist":"Added to wishlist","removeFromWishlist":"Remove from wishlist","removedFromWishlist":"Removed from wishlist","undo":"Undo","error":"Something went wrong","loading":"Loading...","outOfStock":"Out of stock","viewCart":"View basket","proceedToCheckout":"Proceed to checkout","addedToCollection":"Added to your collection","reserved":"Added to your collection","soldOut":"Sold out","invalidEmail":"Please enter a valid email address","connectionError":"Connection error. Please try again.","tocToggle":"On this page","close":"Close","inCartTooltip":"Already in your basket \u2013 open your basket to check out","loginToSave":"Sign in to save this model","waitlistNotify":"Notify me","waitlistOnList":"On the waiting list \u2713","waitlistJoined":"You're on the waiting list. We'll email you the moment this model is available again.","waitlistRemoved":"Done \u2014 you're off the waiting list for this model.","waitlistRateLimit":"Too many attempts \u2014 please try again shortly","waitlistTurnstile":"We couldn't complete the check \u2014 please try again","waitlistError":"Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again in a moment."},"wishlist":{"loggedIn":false,"loginUrl":"https:\/\/models118.com\/my-account\/","addAction":"models118_wishlist_add","removeAction":"models118_wishlist_remove"},"waitlist":{"loggedIn":false,"subscribeAction":"models118_waitlist_subscribe","toggleAction":"models118_waitlist_toggle","stateAction":"models118_waitlist_state"},"stats":{"models":2418,"brands":213,"manufacturers":128,"collectors":10000},"product":{"id":1620965,"sku":"117220106","condition":"used","availability":"in_stock","name":"Williams FW44 Mercedes #6 N. Latifi Bahrain GP 2022 Minichamps 1:18","brand":"Williams","manufacturer":"Minichamps","scale":"1:18","material":"Diecast","price":189,"regularPrice":189,"isOnSale":false,"savingsAmount":0,"stockQty":1,"stockStatus":"very_low","isDiscontinued":false,"image":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f1-williams-racing-mercedes-fw44-n-latifi-bahrain-gp-2022-minichamps-1-18-300x200.png","permalink":"https:\/\/models118.co.uk\/williams-fw44-mercedes-6-n-latifi-bahrain-gp-2022-minichamps-1-18-117220106\/"}}
Cookies on Models118
We use cookies to remember your preferences, understand how the shop is used and show you models and offers that suit your interests. What you allow is up to you, and you can change it at any time.
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Williams FW44 Mercedes #6 N. Latifi Bahrain GP 2022 Minichamps 1:18
Williams FW44 Mercedes #6 N. Latifi Bahrain GP 2022 Minichamps 1:18
1/6
Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Williams FW44 reproduces Nicholas Latifi's #6 car from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, the season that reintroduced ground-effect aerodynamics to Formula 1. A precise, current-era grand prix replica.
About the Williams FW44 Mercedes #6 N. Latifi Bahrain GP 2022 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Williams FW44 reproduces Nicholas Latifi's #6 entry from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. That season introduced Formula 1's ground-effect regulation reset, giving cars of this era a visibly different aerodynamic profile to the generation before them.
2022 marked one of Formula 1's biggest regulation overhauls in decades, and the FW44's simplified bodywork and pronounced sidepod undercuts reflect that shift more visibly than most road-going subjects ever show a technical change.
Minichamps' Diecast Detail on a Current-Era F1 Car
The ground-effect generation of F1 cars replaced the previous era's complex bargeboards with cleaner, more sculpted underbody channels, and this FW44 reproduces that flatter, more purposeful bodywork accurately in 1:18. Minichamps has built a strong reputation specifically on motorsport diecast, and the #6 livery and sponsor graphics here sit correctly across the car's sidepods and nose, with Latifi's specific race entry giving it documented identity rather than a generic team colour scheme. The Bahrain season opener carries its own significance as the first real test of the new regulations under racing conditions, which adds context to why this particular round was chosen for a launch-style replica. Fine details around the front wing elements and floor edges reward a close look under direct light.
A Regulation-Era Marker for an F1 Shelf
For a Formula 1 collection organised by regulation era rather than just by team or driver, the FW44 marks a genuine turning point, the start of the current ground-effect generation. Latifi's identity on the car adds specificity a plain Williams livery wouldn't carry, and Bahrain's status as the opening round gives it a natural place at the start of a 2022 season display.
Create a free account and claim 10% off your first order — from hundreds of collectible 1:18, 1:43 and 1:12 models by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and more.