[Madjostok]

I had to laugh while flicking through the latest Hamley's catalogue. Ferrari has had a long-standing deal with Lego to produce various-sized models of Formula 1 and road cars, so that you can recreate famous moments like Austria 2002 and Indy 2002 in your own home without attracting howls of derision. Now it seems that Mega Bloks - which, as every Lego aficionado will know, is a cheap knock-off of a certain Danish product - is marketing an F1 playset based around McLaren! Having analysed the pictures of the two cars, they don't look similar, but I dare say the FIA's Toys Division will be looking into this before Christmas Assuming Max Mosley hasn't already thrown them out of the pram, of course...

(Point of order: if anyone can be bothered replying to this, can they refer to "Lego bricks" or "Lego pieces" and not the loathed "Legos" that some people seem to think is acceptable. Thank you)