Film record

F1

2025Feature film155 minVerification: Verified

F1 (2025), directed by Joseph Kosinski, combines sports drama with motor racing: Brad Pitt plays a driver who returns to Formula 1 to help a struggling team.

Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
action film · sport film
Spoiler-free guideUpdated 27 Oct 2026
The starting point

Spoiler-free synopsis

Sonny Hayes, an American driver who has been away from Formula 1 for about 30 years, is invited by his former teammate Rubén Cervantes to return and help get the struggling APXGP team back on track.

Before you press play

What to know before watching

Real Competition on Screen

The film was also shot during Grand Prix weekends in 2023 and 2024. Its racing sequences feature real Formula 1 teams and drivers, as part of a production developed in collaboration with the FIA.

References:wikipedia.org

A Fictional Story Set in the World of F1

The protagonist and the APXGP team are part of the dramatic storyline; the film places their story alongside real teams and drivers from the championship.

References:wikipedia.org
Understanding the reception

What people think

A synthesis of the referenced review and comment excerpts. It represents the consulted sources, not a consensus of all critics or viewers.

What critics highlight

Appreciated aspects

Visual Energy and Editing

In The Guardian, the critic praises the verve with which Joseph Kosinski assembles the film and considers its presentation entertaining, despite noting elements of misogynistic melodrama.

References:theguardian.com
Visual Appeal

FilaSiete’s critic highlights the images’ visual appeal and the expansive views of the circuits, especially in IMAX format.

References:filasiete.com

Reservations and challenges

A Familiar Narrative Formula

The New York Times en español review objects that the film brings together predictable narrative clichés and visual appeal.

References:nytimes.com

Sources for this guide

Prepared with AI assistance and automated evidence and spoiler checks. This is not a first-hand viewing review or a numerical rating. Internal quotations are not reproduced; references provide the original context.

  1. wikipedia.orgDocumentary excerpt
  2. theguardian.comSearch excerpt
  3. filasiete.comSearch excerpt
  4. nytimes.comSearch excerpt

Credits

Cinematography

Claudio Miranda — Cinematography

Direction

Joseph Kosinski — Directing

Editing

Stephen Mirrione — Editing

Music

Hans Zimmer — Music composition

Cast

Brad Pitt — Acting (Sonny Hayes)
Martin Brundle — Voice acting (Martin Brundle)
Damson Idris — Acting (Joshua «Noah» Pearce)
David Croft — Voice acting (David Croft)
Kerry Condon — Acting (Kate McKenna)
Tobias Menzies — Acting (Peter Banning)
Javier Bardem — Acting (Rubén Cervantes)
Sarah Niles — Acting (Bernadette Pearce)
Samson Kayo — Acting (Cashman)
Pepe Balderrama — Acting (Rico Fazio)
Q2239218 — Acting (Max Verstappen)
Kim Bodnia — Acting (Kaspar Molinski)
Shea Whigham — Acting (Chip Hart)
Callie Cooke — Acting (Jodie)
Lewis Hamilton — Acting (Lewis Hamilton)
Will Buxton — Acting (Will Buxton)
Q82805 — Acting (Sergio Pérez)
Carlos Sainz Jr. — Acting (Carlos Sainz Jr.)
Fernando Alonso — Acting (Fernando Alonso)
Charles Leclerc — Acting (Charles Leclerc)
Lando Norris — Acting (Lando Norris)
Günther Steiner — Acting (Guenther Steiner)
Yuki Tsunoda — Acting (Yuki Tsunoda)
Oscar Piastri — Acting (Oscar Piastri)
Esteban Ocon — Acting (Esteban Ocon)
Pierre Gasly — Acting (Pierre Gasly)
Lance Stroll — Acting (Lance Stroll)
Alexander Albon — Acting (Alexander Albon)
Valtteri Bottas — Acting (Valtteri Bottas)
Al marquaedes — Acting (George Russell)
Q1740212 — Acting (Kevin Magnussen)
Guanyu Zhou — Acting (Zhou Guanyu)
Nico Hülkenberg — Acting (Nico Hülkenberg)
Benoît Tréluyer — Acting (Benoît Tréluyer)
Abdul Salis — Acting (Dodge Dowda)
Franco Colapinto — Acting (Franco Colapinto)
Daniel Ricciardo — Acting (Daniel Ricciardo)
Will Merrick — Acting (Nickleby)
Jack Doohan — Acting (Jack Doohan)
Christian Horner — Acting (Christian Horner)
Frédéric Vasseur — Acting (Frédéric Vasseur)
Toto Wolff — Acting (Toto Wolff)
Stefano Domenicali — Acting (Stefano Domenicali)
Simon Kunz — Acting
Liz Kingsman — Acting
Luciano Bacheta — Acting
Kyle Rankin — Acting

Production

Joseph Kosinski — Production
Jerry Bruckheimer — Production
Chad Oman — Production
Lewis Hamilton — Production
Brad Pitt — Production

Writing

Ehren Kruger — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

Each relationship distinguishes role, territory, medium and period.

Distribution

Apple TV

International
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Distribution

InterCom

International
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Production

Jerry Bruckheimer Films

International
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Production

Apple Studios

International
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Production

Plan B Entertainment

International
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Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

United States · Original release
25 Jun 2025Checked 14 Sep 2026
AnalysisPremise included

F1: Speed Does Not Speak for Itself

The clarity of a race does not depend on the image moving faster or the sound becoming louder. In F1, the sense of risk emerges when the film manages points of reference: who occupies each position, where we are looking from, what distance is lost and what acoustic cue brings the viewer back to the track.

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