
Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport W10 #77 V. Bottas 2nd Place Chinese GP 2019 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 110190377
- Year
- 2019
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- Formula Models
- Vehicle Class
- Formula 1 Models
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138168800
About the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport W10 #77 V. Bottas 2nd Place Chinese GP 2019 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces the Mercedes AMG Petronas W10, chassis #77 driven by Valtteri Bottas to second place at the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix, Formula 1's 1000th World Championship race. It pairs naturally with Hamilton's #44 winning car from the same weekend.
A teammate's runner-up finish rarely gets remembered on its own, but pair it with the winning car from the same race and the story becomes a Mercedes 1-2, not a footnote.
Minichamps' #77 W10 Diecast Detailing
This W10 wears the same silver-and-black EQ Power+ livery as its teammate car, applied through tampo printing rather than decals, which keeps the sponsor logos flat and free of the raised edge that lower-tier F1 diecast often shows. The #77 race number and Bottas's personal branding sit correctly placed on the engine cover and sidepods. As with every open-wheel diecast at this scale, there are no opening panels; the model's fidelity instead comes from separately fitted front and rear wings, mirrors, and a correctly scaled halo device. Wheel rims carry sponsor branding matching the race-specification tires, and the front wing's endplates and cascades hold their shape rather than reading as a simplified flat blade.
Bottas's Podium in the 1000th Grand Prix
The Weight of Finishing Second That Day
The 2019 Chinese Grand Prix was Formula 1's 1000th race in World Championship history, a milestone marked with special circuit branding at Shanghai. Bottas crossed the line second behind Hamilton, giving Mercedes a 1-2 finish on the exact race the sport chose to mark that round number, a result that made his second place part of the headline rather than an afterthought.
A Consistent Season Behind a Dominant Teammate
Across the 2019 season, Bottas was frequently the closest challenger to Hamilton within the same team, and results like this Shanghai podium were part of a campaign that kept Mercedes' constructors' title largely uncontested from outside the team. Displayed as a pair, the two Shanghai cars tell that internal competitive story better than either does alone.
Pairing Teammate Liveries on a Mercedes Shelf
Recreating an Actual Podium
Because this car and Hamilton's winning W10 come from the identical race, positioning them side by side recreates the literal finishing order from a historically marked Grand Prix, a more specific display choice than pairing random liveries from the same season.
Scale and Placement
At roughly 20 centimeters with wings fitted, this model benefits from the same lateral spacing any 1:18 open-wheel diecast needs, letting the front wing's full width sit clear of a neighboring car on the shelf.















