Gifts for someone who follows Formula 1: what fans ask for on their forums and on Reddit, checked against reviews.
Prices from shops in Czechia.
Most fans follow one team, and a car in its colours means more to them than any other.
The small Red Bull, the metal Ferrari and the big Technic McLaren come in each team’s colours. The MP4/4, the F2004 and Senna’s helmet are legends, a safe choice whoever they support.
Red Bull’s 2024 car in LEGO with its driver, about 20 cm long: an evening’s build for the desk. There’s one in every team’s colours.
CZK 439 morekostek.cz
The 2025 Ferrari with Hamilton’s 44 as a palm-sized metal model for the shelf. There’s one for every driver, though keen collectors usually pick their own.
CZK 249.01 svet-modelu.cz
The McLaren in which Ayrton Senna won his first title in 1988, with his minifigure: a legend fans of every team respect. About 700 pieces, an afternoon or two.
CZK 1,449 morekostek.cz
The Ferrari of Michael Schumacher’s seventh title in 2004, with working steering, a V10 under the cover and his minifigure. Same size as the MP4/4, so they pair well.
CZK 1,455 allegro.cz
Senna’s yellow helmet from 1988, his first title year, about 19 cm tall on its stand, with nearly every colour printed, not stickered. For someone whose hero is Senna.
CZK 1,612 briky.cz
McLaren’s 2025 title winner, 61 cm long, with steering, suspension, gearbox and an opening rear wing: weekends of building. Also in Ferrari, Red Bull and Aston Martin.
CZK 3,903 briky.czIf you give one F1 book, we’d make it Newey’s. Steiner’s is lighter, for someone who got into the sport through Drive to Survive.
The designer of title-winning cars for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull tells his story car by car, with his sketches. Non-engineers love it too; it ends in 2017.
CZK 634.59 amazon.co.uk
Haas’s former team boss, known from Netflix’s Drive to Survive, on ten years of running an F1 team: sponsors, rows and drivers, told bluntly. Lots of swearing.
CZK 352 martinus.cz
A racing board game with 1960s Grand Prix cars: change gear, play cards and keep the engine from overheating in corners. For one to six players, ideally four or more.
CZK 1,359 tlamagames.comIf they play on a PlayStation, it’s the Thrustmaster; on an Xbox or a PC, the MOZA. If they already have a wheel, the seat is the step up.
A first wheel and pedals for someone who plays F1 with a controller: they feel the car through the wheel. For PlayStation or PC, not Xbox.
CZK 6,190 pcxshop.cz
A first wheel, pedals and desk clamp in one box, for Xbox or PC but not PlayStation. The motor turns the wheel directly, so it feels smooth and quick.
CZK 7,689 huramobil.cz
For someone who already races with a wheel at a desk: it reclines to an F1 position and folds flat in seconds. For wheels like the Thrustmaster, not direct-drive ones like the MOZA.
CZK 6,175 bohemiapc.czEverything you want in one place. We show you where each is cheapest and tell you when the price drops.
Board and card games for children from four to about eight, grouped by age: stacking and quick-spotting games, puzzles, games played as one team and first games of strategy. Picked from children’s game awards, parents’ forums and reviews.
Games players still suggest as a first modern board game, for families and friends who enjoy a game night. Picked from game awards, players’ forums and reviews.
Games keen players come back to for years, for someone who already has the classics. Picked from players’ forums and Reddit, critics’ reviews and game awards.
Gifts for someone who scuba dives, in the sea or in lakes and quarries. Based on what divers say on forums and Reddit, on tests and on years of use.
Things riders are glad to have and rarely buy for themselves. Based on riders’ forums and Reddit, the tests of the German magazine MOTORRAD and years of use.
What birders take on every walk, and a few things they rarely buy themselves. Based on birders’ forums and Reddit, binocular tests and years of use.