{"id":233,"date":"2026-09-10T10:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T02:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/?p=233"},"modified":"2026-10-09T00:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:41:10","slug":"mattel-hot-wheels-2026-f1-concept-car-letdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/2026\/09\/10\/mattel-hot-wheels-2026-f1-concept-car-letdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattel Hot Wheels 2026 F1 Concept Car Letdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After more than six (6) months of waiting, Mattel&#8217;s Hot Wheels 2026 F1 concept car finally showed up on our doorsteps in the last week of August.  But the long wait and the final product were a big letdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acc2090e4a5d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acc2090e4a5d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hotwheels_F1_2026_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4997354297376975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hotwheels_F1_2026_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hotwheels_F1_2026_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hotwheels_F1_2026_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hotwheels_F1_2026_2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hotwheels_F1_2026_2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Hot Wheels 2026 F1 Concept car comes in a blister pack and includes 2 extra sets of tires. 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