The British Grand Prix is one of THE BIGGEST weekends in world motorsport. And this year, Formula 1 and LEGO are teaming up to create something completely new, completely wild, and completely unmissable! Ahead of the 2026 race at Silverstone, all 22 Formula 1 drivers will take part in the Drivers’ Parade in fully drivable LEGO minicars, each built from more than 28,000 bricks and styled in their team’s 2026 colours!

Learning to drive doesn’t HAVE to start the day you turn 17 - it can start RIGHT NOW… from the passenger seat! Thanks to a new set of resources from IAM RoadSmart, the RAC Foundation, RAC, and ECM Research Solutions, young people can begin building real driving awareness LONG before they touch a steering wheel!

CREW NOT CARGO MISSION 001: BACKSEAT SURVIVAL MISSION OVERVIEW Long road trips can mean EPIC adventure – but they can also mean being stuck in the back seats for a LOOONG time! This mission is designed to get you through the journey. MISSION OBJECTIVE: Survive the journey without boredom, meltdown, or snack-related conflict.

LEGO Technic has teamed up with Koenigsegg to do something completely wild… they’ve built a full‑size, drivable LEGO Technic version of the new Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear, and then sent it flying up the Goodwood Hill at 111 km/h!

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is always absolutely EPIC. With F1 cars screaming up the Hill, the Supercar Paddock buzzing with energy, hydrogen hypercars and wild prototypes - we adore the Festival of Speed! And now Goodwood has just dropped a bombshell for 2026: Lightning McQueen - the seven‑time Piston Cup Champion himself - is going to be at the festival next month!

Last year’s Bloxham Steam & Country Fair was one of the biggest in its 50‑plus‑year history — huge crowds, rare engines, scorching sunshine, and more machinery than you could see in a single lap of the showground. If 2025 was anything to go by, 2026 is shaping up to be even better, and it’s all happening just minutes from Roadster! HQ!

What happens when you take all of JCB’s famous heavy plant power and use it… for pure mind-blowing speed? Right now, in a top-secret location just a stone’s throw away from Roadster! HQ, JCB is doing just that, working with a legendary British name to build what could be the fastest hydrogen-powered car on the planet!

A fan-built LEGO version of the wild Renault 5 Turbo 3E has just BLASTED through the LEGO Ideas approval threshold, hitting 10,000 supporters in only 44 days. The 1:12 scale model was created by British engineer Dave Collins (@devonbricks), who spent around 100 hours designing and perfecting it.

Vintage cars can be a powerful way of connecting us with our past. Roadster! reader Tryfan shares his love for his dad’s 1965 Morris Minor, ‘Audrey,’ and takes us on a local history road trip around his home area in West Wales.

Job Profile! The work of an AA Patrol! ROADSTER! looks at the work of an AA Patrol. Way back in 1905, FOUR keen driving enthusiasts decided to get together to warn other drivers about speed traps. The group organised teams of cyclists who, through a combination of signals and salutes, assisted drivers to stay safe on the roads and avoid speeding fines! This was the foundation of The Automobile Association (The AA). Since then the AA has grown as motoring has grown and today i

In our new occasional series, we take a look at the real life inspirations behind the characters in the Pixar "Cars" film series. First up, Strip “the King” Weathers.

Supercar Corner: Ferrari Luce. Roadster! Magazine considers a question - if a Ferrari no longer has the traditional restrictions of an internal combustion supercar… then what SHOULD it be?

Hot Wheels has launched a global search for its first-ever Tiniest Team Principal™ — a real role for kids aged 5–10 who love cars, tracks, and making big race‑day decisions.

The British Motor Museum has opened the UK’s first-ever Forza Horizon 6 exhibition — a huge celebration of the game where digital car culture meets real‑world machines. Visitors can stand beside some of FH6’s most iconic cars, including the 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STI, 1992 Nissan Skyline R32, and even the tiny 1962 Peel P50. These are the real vehicles Playground Games studied to recreate every detail in the game. Inside the exhibition, there’s loads to do: Play FH6 in an Xb

The UK Slot Car Festival returns to the British Motor Museum on 9–10 May 2026, and Roadster! will be there all weekend! The festival is the biggest celebration of slot‑car racing in the UK, bringing together fans, families, collectors and racers for two days of miniature motorsport.

A team of young innovators in the Netherlands has created a car which can be “fixed” … by anyone! Built by students from Eindhoven University of Technology, this EV swaps “repairs” for “click‑on” body panels and a built‑in toolbox. The concept car, called Aria, uses six 12kg battery modules that slide out like drawers. With scissor doors and a top speed of 56 mph, it’s a sleek, safe and low insurance ride! The students hope the car inspires a future where cars last

A new petition has been launched to make road safety lessons part of the national curriculum. Campaigners say too many children are hurt on the roads each year, with 64 children killed and more than 13,000 injured in 2024. They want proper, age‑appropriate lessons from primary school onwards so every child learns how to travel safely and confidently. Supporters hope the government will make road safety a regular part of school life.

To celebrate becoming F1’s official chocolate bar, KitKat has unveiled a mind-blowing, life-sized F1 car… made entirely of chocolate! Revealed at the legendary Silverstone Circuit by racing star Billy Monger, this edible masterpiece weighs a massive 350kg. That is more than 16,900 standard KitKat bars! As with all F1 cars, this is a high-precision build. A team of ten experts led by master chocolatier Jen Lindsey-Clark spent a staggering 1,254 hours sculpting every deta

13 Year Old Finn meets Whiz, the Wonder Car of Tomorrow

The Under 17 Car Club is one of the most unique youth driving options in the UK — not a one‑off lesson, but a year‑round community for young motoring enthusiasts. Members meet regularly at major venues such as Stafford, Castle Combe, and Malvern, progressing through a structured programme that develops everything from basic control to genuinely advanced car handling.