Minichamps 1:43 Mercedes-AMG W14 – George Russell, Bahrain GP 2023 Art. 417230163

A 1:43 model of the Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Performance as raced by George Russell at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix. Limited to 384 pieces. Resin, in a protective display case, around 10 cm long.

384 against 576 — the second driver always gets the smaller run

Hamilton's model of the same car from the same race was made in 576 pieces. This one is 384. That difference is not random and it is the most practically useful thing on this page.

Minichamps sets each print run by expected demand, which tracks the driver's following rather than the car. A seven-time world champion sells more models than his team-mate, regardless of who finished ahead on the day.

The consequence is that the less famous driver's model is the scarcer object. Collectors who complete team pairs — both cars from one race, side by side — find the second driver is the one they cannot get, and it is the one that holds value.

The same pattern runs through this whole range. Pérez models are scarcer than Verstappen's, Stroll's than Alonso's, Sargeant's than Albon's. Anyone assembling pairs should buy the team-mate first.

Russell's 2023

He finished the season eighth, one place behind Hamilton, in a car neither of them could win with. His one podium came in Spain; the W14 in its original zero-sidepod form, as modelled here, was replaced six races into the year.

In the range

Set 417230144 is Hamilton's car from the same race — the two together make the pair.

Specifications

Scale: 1:43 · Limited to 384 pieces · Resin · Protective display case
Model length: approx. 10 cm · Sponsor detail: AMG, Petronas, INEOS, IWC, TeamViewer, Solera