George Russell Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 2026 Advent Calendar

The black, silver, white and PETRONAS turquoise box places Russell beside Mercedes machinery under the phrase “24 Days of Racing Legacy.” Across the ornament set, driver figures and race cars appear alongside a helmet, steering wheel, tyres, gloves, trophy, bottle, apparel, track plaque and commemorative-style objects. That mix keeps the countdown from becoming 24 variations of the same figure and gives each reveal a different connection to the way Formula One actually looks across a race weekend.

The 2026 setting also gives the calendar a clear moment in Mercedes history. This season introduced the Mercedes-AMG F1 W17 E PERFORMANCE, developed for one of Formula One’s biggest technical resets, with a shorter and narrower chassis, active aerodynamics and a new hybrid power unit architecture.

George Russell Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 2026 Advent Calendar with black, silver and turquoise racing artwork and 24 compact motorsport ornaments.

No. 63 makes the collection personal to George Russell

The easiest way to separate a George Russell calendar from a general Mercedes F1 set is 63.

Russell has used the number throughout his Formula One career, but its history began before he reached the championship. He has explained that 63 was originally the number used by his older brother in karting and eventually became the family number that Russell carried into his own racing career.

That gives No. 63 a different kind of meaning from a championship number or temporary season marker. It connects Russell’s current Mercedes career with the family karting background that came before Formula One, making it one of the most personal identifiers available for the design.

The 2026 season gives that identity plenty of current racing context as well. Russell opened the year by winning the Australian Grand Prix, later added victories in Austria and Azerbaijan, and as of October 13 sits second in the Drivers’ Championship with three Grand Prix wins, eight podiums and five poles.

For the owner, that makes the driver, car and trophy ornaments easier to connect rather than treating them as isolated racing icons. A No. 63 figure can sit beside the W17, while trophies and track-related pieces recall a season that has already included multiple Russell victories.

Full George Russell Advent Calendar display with No. 63 driver imagery, Mercedes F1 car, helmet and race-weekend collectibles.

The 24 ornaments break Formula One into the parts fans actually recognize

A race car is the obvious centerpiece, but Formula One is experienced through many smaller details.

The helmet identifies the driver before the face is even visible. Gloves and racing apparel belong to the cockpit routine. The steering wheel represents the point where Russell actually controls the car, while tyres connect directly to strategy, grip and pit-stop decisions. A track plaque shifts the focus from equipment to location, and a trophy represents the result all of those pieces are working toward.

Mercedes’ 2026 car makes that machinery theme particularly relevant. The W17 was conceived around entirely new chassis and power-unit rules, including a near 50:50 balance between combustion and electrical power, active front and rear aerodynamics and substantially increased electrical deployment. The car ornament can therefore represent more than “a silver F1 car”; it points specifically to the technical generation Russell is racing in during 2026.

That variety improves the countdown experience. One day can reveal something immediately recognizable such as Russell or the W17, while another adds a smaller object that fills out the environment around them. The set gradually moves from “driver merchandise” toward a miniature representation of the entire Mercedes race-weekend world.

For display after Christmas, those categories also give the owner more freedom. The pieces can be reorganized into small groups:

• Driver: Russell figures, helmet and apparel
• Machine: W17 cars, steering wheel and tyres
• Race weekend: track plaque, gloves and team-related objects
• Results: trophies, bottle and commemorative pieces

That arrangement makes the 24-item format useful beyond the numbered countdown because the collection can still tell a visual story when December is over.

2026 gives the Mercedes theme a clear new-era identity

The phrase “Racing Legacy” works best when it connects Mercedes history with the season happening now.

Mercedes entered 2026 under sweeping new Formula One regulations, describing the W17 as the beginning of a new era for both the team and the sport. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli remained the race pairing, and by mid-October Mercedes had accumulated 11 Grand Prix victories and was leading the Constructors’ Championship.

Russell’s own year has mixed major results with difficult weekends and reliability problems, which gives the collection a more realistic season story than an uninterrupted celebration. After wins in Australia, Austria and Azerbaijan, mechanical issues contributed to retirements later in the campaign, including a lost potential podium in Malaysia.

That makes the trophy and technical ornaments work well together. Formula One success is never only about the driver holding silverware; it depends on the machine, tyres, controls, engineering and dozens of smaller systems represented throughout the calendar.

George Russell Mercedes F1 ornament collection featuring driver, car, helmet, tyres, steering wheel, trophies and race-related objects.

At approximately 3–4 cm tall, the acrylic ornaments are compact enough to sit together on a desk or shelf without one piece overwhelming the rest. During December, the appeal comes from revealing a different part of the racing world each day. After Day 24, the same pieces can be reorganized into a small No. 63 and Mercedes display built around the driver, the W17 and the details that surround a Formula One season.

Written by Nadia Marsh, Collectibles Specialist at DoesignUs.