F1 Mystery Box: Pull a Piece of Verstappen's Car

Can you really pull a piece of Verstappen's car from an F1 mystery box?

Yes. F1 Authentics, working with memorabilia company Memento Exclusives, sells an F1 Mystery Box that guarantees an authentic piece from Max Verstappen's 2021 Red Bull Racing RB16B, the car he drove to his first Formula 1 Drivers' Championship. The box is priced around £1,300 to £1,376, roughly $1,800. The exact RB16B item varies by box.

The product page confirms the guarantee but does not specify the size, material or provenance of each fragment. Reported examples include bodywork, brake-pad pieces, brake-disc displays and clocks. Buyers should not assume a large visible body panel. The box is a collectible purchase first, not a lottery ticket for a car part.

What is inside the F1 Authentics Verstappen mystery box?

Each box contains a guaranteed piece from the RB16B plus a mix of other F1 memorabilia. Additional contents can include race-used components, signed team merchandise and exclusive items from teams across the grid. One chase ticket wins an official Formula 1 replica front wing and nose valued at more than $20,000. The prize is a replica, not a race-used wing.

Reporting says the winner can choose from participating teams including Aston Martin, Cadillac, Racing Bulls, Red Bull, Williams and Alpine. A McLaren fuel-cell item was also reported as part of the broader collection. The exact contents of any single box are selected at random and vary.

How much does the F1 mystery box cost and how many exist?

The drop is limited to 1,000 boxes worldwide, with 500 sold online through the official F1 store. Pricing sits around £1,300 to £1,376, roughly $1,800 per box. That low print run is the point: scarcity plus an authenticated Verstappen part is what makes the release move fast and hold resale interest.

Only one chase front wing exists across the run, so the top prize is a genuine lottery-style pull. The table below sums up the key figures.

Is the Verstappen car piece authentic and can you choose which part you get?

The product is advertised as containing an authentic piece of the RB16B, not a replica. However, the listing does not specify the material, size or provenance of each buyer's item, and no source confirms which chassis or race a fragment came from. Buyers cannot choose their RB16B item; contents are described as varying and selected at random.

F1 Authentics sells the box as official F1 memorabilia. Signed or team-issued items inside may carry separate provenance. If provenance matters to you, check the authentication documents included with the box before buying. The official F1 Authentics product page is the primary source for the guarantee wording.

What are the odds of getting the chase prize or a specific item?

F1 Authentics does not publish probability tables for brake parts, bodywork, signed items or the chase ticket. The listing says contents vary, and only one chase front wing exists across the run. With 1,000 boxes worldwide, the chance of pulling the top prize is 1 in 1,000, and 1 in 500 among the boxes sold online.

That is the core odds problem with high-value physical mystery boxes: you know the headline guarantee, but not the distribution of the rest. For a broader explainer, see how mystery box odds work and how to read them. The same principle applies here: without published odds, treat every non-guaranteed item as unknown.

Why is the F1 mystery box trending now?

The box combines two in-demand formats: blind boxes and sports relic memorabilia. Add an authenticated Verstappen race-car part and a print run of just 1,000, and you get the scarcity and pull excitement that drives coverage. The launch was reported by Rolling Stone and echoed by Yanko Design and GPBlog.

The RB16B is a piece of motorsport history because it carried Verstappen to his first title in the 2021 Abu Dhabi finale. That story, plus the $20,000 chase prize, gives the drop its news hook. Coverage has focused on the guaranteed fragment and the chase element rather than on detailed odds.

Is the F1 mystery box a good buy for collectors?

For a dedicated F1 fan, the guaranteed RB16B fragment removes the biggest risk of blind boxes: you cannot walk away empty on the headline item. The trade-off is the roughly $1,800 price and the long odds on the $20,000 chase prize. Treat it as a collectible purchase for the authenticated Verstappen piece, not as a bet on the chase.

Before paying, confirm the print run, the authentication documents and any published odds. The PlanetF1 report and the official F1 store listing give useful background. If you want to compare how other high-ticket boxes handle odds, see our guide to luxury watch mystery boxes and sneaker mystery boxes.

How can you check the odds on a mystery box before buying?

Look for published odds and a verification method. A fair operator shows the probability of each item tier and explains how the draw is verified. F1 Authentics does not publish probability tables for this box, so the only confirmed odds are the guarantee itself and the single chase ticket. For background, read what provably fair means and are online mystery box sites legit.

TroveDrops is play-for-fun: you open boxes with free virtual coins, with no real money and no real prizes. Every box shows its odds up front at /boxes, and results are verifiable on the provably-fair page. That is a different model from a four-figure physical collectible, but the habit is the same: read the odds before you open.

Mara covers mystery boxes, drop odds and consumer protection — translating how these platforms actually work into plain English so readers can play smart and avoid scams.