Plot: In the 1990s, Sonny Hayes was Formula 1’s most promising driver until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, the owner of a struggling Formula 1 team convinces Sonny to return to racing and become the best in the world. Driving alongside the team’s hotshot rookie, Sonny soon learns that the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
The F1 Movie was Great.
Pros: I didn’t have expectations before seeing this and I was proven wrong and liking it anymore. The way how they made the camera zoomed into the shots. I like the storyline involving Brad Pitt’s Character. Everyone did a great job with their acting. I felt for the tension / rivalry between Soony and Joshua comes off real and impactful and it also kept me invested throughout its 2 hour runtime.
After watching this myself is okay to be not a Formula 1 racing in order to enjoy this film.
Cons: I didn’t like how joshua’s hands healed up quick quickly. The pacing can be a bit slow in my opinion & I kind of saw it in the wrong screaming.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Screenplay by Ehren Kruger
Story by Joseph Kosinski, Ehren Kruger
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman
Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies & Javier Bardem.
Cinematography: Claudio Miranda
Edited by Stephen Mirrione
Music by Hans Zimmer
Production companies: Apple Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Plan B Entertainment, Monolith Pictures, Dawn Apollo Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Apple Original Films
Casts:
Main cast
- Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a nomadic racer-for-hire and former 1990s Formula One driver for Lotus who returns to F1 with APXGP.
- Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce, a hotshot rookie who drives for APXGP, becoming Sonny’s teammate and main rival.
- Kerry Condon as Kate McKenna, the APXGP technical director and Sonny’s love interest.
- Javier Bardem as Ruben Cervantes, the APXGP team owner and is Sonny’s friend and former Lotus teammate.
- Tobias Menzies as Peter Banning, an APXGP board member.
- Kim Bodnia as Kaspar Smolinski, the APXGP team principal.
- Sarah Niles as Bernadette Pearce, Joshua’s mother.
- Will Merrick as Hugh Nickleby, Sonny’s APXGP race engineer.
- Joseph Balderrama as Rico Fazio, Joshua’s APXGP race engineer.
- Abdul Salis as Dodge Dowda, the APXGP chief mechanic.
- Callie Cooke as Jodie, an APXGP pit stop tire gunner.
- Samson Kayo as Cashman, Joshua’s cousin and manager.
- Simon Kunz as Don Cavendish, a broadcaster during the F1 races that Sonny participated.
- Liz Kingsman as Lisbeth Bampton, the APXGP PR agent.
- Luciano Bacheta as Luca Cortez, the APXGP reserve driver.
- Shea Whigham as Chip Hart, owner of Chip Hart Racing, for whom Sonny drives the 24 Hours of Daytona.
- Kyle Rankin as Cale Kelso, one of Sonny’s teammates for Chip Hart Racing in the 24 Hours of Daytona.
Simone Ashley was cast in an undisclosed role, but her appearance was cut to only a cameo, credited as herself. Additionally, Craig Dolby also acted as a stunt double, alongside Bacheta.
Formula One drivers, personnel and others
The film is based on the 2023 Formula One season and was filmed during both the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The following Formula One drivers appear in the film:
- Alexander Albon of Thailand, driver for Williams
- Fernando Alonso, two-time World Drivers’ Champion of Spain, driver for Aston Martin
- Oliver Bearman of the United Kingdom, driver for Ferrari and Haas
- Valtteri Bottas of Finland, driver for Alfa Romeo
- Franco Colapinto of Argentina, driver for Williams
- Nyck de Vries of the Netherlands, driver for AlphaTauri
- Jack Doohan of Australia, driver for Alpine
- Pierre Gasly of France, driver for Alpine
- Zhou Guanyu of China, driver for Alfa Romeo
- Lewis Hamilton, seven-time World Drivers’ Champion of the United Kingdom, driver for Mercedes
- Nico Hülkenberg of Germany, driver for Haas
- Liam Lawson of New Zealand, driver for AlphaTauri
- Charles Leclerc of Monaco, driver for Ferrari
- Kevin Magnussen of Denmark, driver for Haas
- Lando Norris of the United Kingdom, driver for McLaren
- Esteban Ocon of France, driver for Alpine
- Sergio Pérez of Mexico, driver for Red Bull Racing
- Oscar Piastri of Australia, driver for McLaren
- Daniel Ricciardo of Australia, driver for AlphaTauri[m]
- George Russell of the United Kingdom, driver for Mercedes
- Carlos Sainz Jr. of Spain, driver for Ferrari
- Logan Sargeant of the United States, driver for Williams
- Lance Stroll of Canada, driver for Aston Martin
- Yuki Tsunoda of Japan, driver for AlphaTauri[m]
- Max Verstappen, two-time World Drivers’ Champion of the Netherlands, driver for Red Bull Racing
Formula One personnel that appear in the film include:
- Stefano Domenicali, CEO of the Formula One Group
- Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren
- Christian Horner, team principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing
- Guenther Steiner, team principal of Haas
- Lawrence Stroll, owner and chairman of Aston Martin and father of Lance Stroll
- Frédéric Vasseur, team principal of Ferrari
- James Vowles, team principal of Williams
- Toto Wolff, team principal, CEO, and co-owner of Mercedes
Sky Sports F1 commentators Martin Brundle and David Croft provide commentary for races depicted in the film. Leigh Diffey provides commentary for the 24 Hours of Daytona scene. Cameo appearances include Porsche factory driver Patrick Long as Sonny’s other teammate at the 24 Hours of Daytona race, motorsport presenter Will Buxton, and Dutch DJ Tiësto.
I Highly recommend watching this film in cinemas.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe