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F1 1 is a 2025 American sports drama film, starring Brad Pitt as a racing driver who returns to Formula One (F1) after a 30-year absence to save his former teammate’s underdog team, APXGP, from collapse. Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Javier Bardem also star. The film was directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger and a story written by the two.

Development of the film began in December 2021 with Pitt, Kosinski, Kruger, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer attached to the project; the latter three had previously worked together on Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Supporting cast members were revealed in early 2023, prior to the start of principal photography in the United Kingdom that July. Filming also took place on location of the Grands Prix of the real 2023 and 2024 World Championships, with the collaboration of the FIA, the governing body of F1. Racing sequences were adapted from the real-life races, with F1 teams and drivers appearing throughout, including Lewis Hamilton,2 who was also a producer. Hans Zimmer composed the film’s score, while numerous artists contributed to its soundtrack.

F1 premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 16, 2025, and was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 27. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed 200–300 million budget.

Plot

An aging American racing driver and former Formula One (F1) prodigy, Sonny Hayes, lives nomadically as a racer-for-hire. Although he raced for Lotus in the 1990s, severe injuries from a crash at the Spanish Grand Prix in 1993 ended his F1 career.3 He subsequently became a gambling addict and lost three marriages. After winning the 24 Hours of Daytona,4 his former Lotus teammate RubĂ©n Cervantes, who owns the APXGP F1 Team, offers him a test drive to fill their spare seat. RubĂ©n discloses that his investors will sell the team unless APXGP—last in the World Constructors’ Championship —wins one of the nine remaining Grands Prix that year. Sonny reluctantly agrees after RubĂ©n tells him victory will make him “the best in the world”.

At the Silverstone test, Sonny meets team principal Kaspar Smolinski, technical director Kate McKenna, and ambitious British rookie Joshua Pearce, who reveal seven drivers turned down the opportunity. Joshua remains arrogant, yet worries the potential sale will result in his replacement, believing he must trounce his teammates to impress the investors. During his test, Sonny struggles with modern F1 machinery but immediately identifies APXGP’s weaknesses. He pushes the limit and crashes, but Kaspar recognizes his skill and signs him.

Sonny returns at the British Grand Prix, where slow pit stops demote the APXGP drivers to last after a promising start. Sonny ignores team orders to let Joshua by and they collide. In Hungary, Sonny mends his relationship with Joshua by exploiting F1 rules: by colliding with other drivers to force safety cars, he helps Joshua catch the midfield and score APXGP’s maiden points finish.5 Joshua adopts Sonny’s old-school training methods, while Sonny emulates his simulator work and persuades Kate to redesign the car for “combat”.6 During the rain-affected Italian Grand Prix, Sonny encourages Joshua to remain on slick tires, which risks aquaplaning but vaults Joshua to second. Joshua ignores Sonny’s advice to wait for a straight before attempting to overtake Max Verstappen. He hits a curb at Curva Parabolica and his car is engulfed in flames after flying over the barrier.7 Joshua is rescued from the fire by Sonny and misses the next three races due to injury,8 while Sonny claims consistent points. Blaming Sonny for his crash, Joshua resolves to defeat him when he returns.

In his comeback race—the Belgian Grand Prix —Joshua’s aggressive driving causes a collision with Sonny, forcing him out of the race and infuriating him. Kate arranges a poker game where the winner gets favorable treatment at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Joshua wins but, after he leaves, Sonny reveals he intentionally folded with a winning hand. Impressed, Kate invites Sonny to her hotel room and they spend the night together. RubĂ©n interrupts them to announce an anonymous tip claimed Kate manufactured upgrades illegally.9 Kate denies wrongdoing, but the FIA demand the upgrades’ removal. During the race, Sonny gets road rage and crashes. As Sonny recovers, RubĂ©n learns his 1993 injuries permanently impaired him, and fires him for his safety. Board member Peter Banning reveals to Sonny that he orchestrated his signing and the complaint so he could fire RubĂ©n and sell APXGP, offering to promote him to team principal if the sale goes through.

Before the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Joshua commits to being more responsible and disciplined, admitting his crash was not Sonny’s fault. Sonny persuades RubĂ©n into letting him race and declines Peter’s offer. The FIA exonerates Kate, allowing APXGP to restore her upgrades. During the race, Joshua takes the lead by remaining on worn tires, but is overtaken by Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc; an opportune red flag is shown after a struggling Sonny, in fourth, collides with George Russell, allowing both APXGP drivers to restart on fresher tires. After passing Charles, Sonny sacrifices his chance at victory by forcing Lewis to block his overtake instead of Joshua’s. However, Lewis and Joshua collide on the final lap, clearing the way for Sonny’s maiden victory and blocking the sale. The APXGP team celebrates their victory, with RubĂ©n joining Sonny on the podium, exclaiming “we are the best in the world”. Toto Wolff offers Joshua a seat at Mercedes, but Joshua declines. Sonny and Kate confirm their relationship. Joshua congratulates Sonny, who returns to his nomadic lifestyle, competing in the Baja 1000.

Cast

Main cast

Simone Ashley was cast in an undisclosed role, but her appearance was cut to only a cameo, credited as herself.10 11 Additionally, Craig Dolby also acted as a stunt double, alongside Bacheta.

The film is based on the 2023 Formula One season 12 and was filmed during both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.13 As a result, many Formula One drivers and personnel appear in the film as themselves, with the teams and achievements they had at the time. The drivers are as follows:14 15

Formula One personnel that appear in the film include:

Sky Sports F1 commentators Martin Brundle and David Croft provide commentary for races depicted in the film.21 Leigh Diffey provides commentary for the 24 Hours of Daytona scene.22 Cameo appearances include Porsche factory driver Patrick Long as Sonny’s other teammate at the 24 Hours of Daytona race,23 motorsport presenter Will Buxton,24 and Dutch DJ TiĂ«sto.25

Production

Development

Joseph Kosinski in 2010

Joseph Kosinski in 2010

Lewis Hamilton on the podium of the 2022 SĂŁo Paolo Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton on the podium of the 2022 SĂŁo Paolo Grand Prix

Joseph Kosinski (left) directed the film, reuniting with Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer and writer Ehren Kruger. Seven-time World Drivers’ Champion Lewis Hamilton (right) was a producer.

On December 3, 2021, a bidding war commenced for an untitled film starring Brad Pitt, with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Joseph Kosinski, and screenwriter Ehren Kruger, who previously worked on Top Gun: Maverick (2022), on board in their respective roles. Sources said F1 driver Lewis Hamilton was also involved in the film. Studios involved in the bidding were Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Walt Disney Pictures, and streaming platforms Netflix, Apple, and Amazon.26 Pitt was paid $30 million for his involvement.27

In November 2022, Claudio Miranda announced he would be the film’s cinematographer.28 In April 2023, Damson Idris was hired after a lengthy casting process, which included a shortlist of actors driving the car in January 2023.29 Kerry Condon and Tobias Menzies would join the cast in the following months.30 31 Sarah Niles and Simone Ashley also joined the cast.32 10 However, in June 2025, Kosinski revealed that Ashley’s role had been cut from the film.11

On July 5, 2024, the title F1 was announced. A teaser trailer premiered before the 2024 British Grand Prix.33 Kruger received sole credit for the film’s screenplay, along with story credit with Kosinski. Jez Butterworth, Kara Smith, Aaron Sorkin, and Christopher Storer earned off-screen “Additional Literary Material” credit.34

In May 2024, Puck ’ s Matthew Belloni reported the film’s budget to be 200 million, though others still claimed the $300 million figure.35 36 37

Filming

Satellite photograph of Silverstone Circuit

Principal photography began at Silverstone in July 2023.

Prior to filming, Pitt and Idris tested Formula Three and Formula Two cars at Paul Ricard in France.38 39 In July 2023, principal photography began at the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom, including filming during the 2023 British Grand Prix weekend on July 8–9.40 Pitt drove a modified Dallara F2 2018, which had the engine removed and replaced with an electric motor, along with an added Formula One aerodynamic package. Filming was done during the race weekend, but not in an official F1 session.41 42 43 The car was made in collaboration with the Mercedes F1 team and Carlin Motorsport.38 44

Apple designed a custom onboard camera for the car based on iPhone and powered by its A-series system on a chip.45 The camera technology used for the fast-paced shots had evolved since Top Gun: Maverick.46 47 The cameras were shrunk to about a quarter of the size of those from Maverick such that up to four cameras could be set up onto the cars at a time, with minimal effect to weight.47 Panavision also designed a special remote control that allowed the cameras on the cars to create panning movements.47

Filming also took place at the Hungaroring, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Zandvoort, Suzuka, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Las Vegas, Yas Marina,38 and Brands Hatch —which was used as a stand-in for the onboard Jerez footage.48 49 At the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona, the #120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R competed with a livery of the fictional “Chip Hart Racing” team from the film, with multiple replicas of it and the #96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 used for filming. A camera-mounted Lola B2K/10 was used as a filming car for high speed shots.50 The APXGP headquarters scenes were filmed at the McLaren Technology Centre, while Williams provided its wind tunnel for some shots, and the racing simulator scenes were filmed at the Mercedes headquarters in Brackley.51

Speaking with former F1 driver and Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle at the 2023 British Grand Prix, Pitt confirmed Javier Bardem would star.52 Later that month, ESPN reported that the film was titled Apex, but it later retracted this statement.53

The week after filming had started at the British Grand Prix, the SAG-AFTRA strike began, resulting in the lead actors not being available and a reduced crew consisting of only Equity actors sent to races from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards.54 Filming was then forced to continue through the 2024 season to make up for the lost races.55

Music

During the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix, Hans Zimmer announced he would be composing the score for the film, marking his second collaboration with Kosinski after Top Gun: Maverick. It is also Zimmer’s second Formula One-related score, following the Ron Howard -directed film Rush (2013). Zimmer co-composed the score with Steve Mazzaro, creating what Kosinski described as a musical identity that reflects Formula One’s dual nature, “a sport that straddles both the past and the present, with its rich history and cutting-edge technology.” 56

Zimmer crafted a “hybrid” score combining orchestra and electronic music. He envisioned the orchestra as “the human that sits inside the machine,” while the electronics represented the machine itself. Discussions with producer and F1 champion Lewis Hamilton helped shape Zimmer’s understanding of that relationship, influencing how the music was written.56 Electronic music, Zimmer noted, was also key to capturing the unpredictability of racing. “With synthesizers, it’s the same as in the race – you don’t quite know who’s going to do what next. There’s always the element of surprise built in, and I think that’s very important in a film like this: you score for surprise.” 56

The score features guitarist Tim Henson and members of Zimmer’s touring band. This marks Zimmer’s 13th collaboration with Bruckheimer, beginning with Days of Thunder (1990).56 Central to the score is a recurring motif for Pitt’s character, Sonny Hayes, which Zimmer described as a “gunslinger motif.” 56 Zimmer and Mazzaro paid attention to the way the score interacts with the film’s sound design and visuals.

The film’s soundtrack, F1 the Album, was released day-and-date with the film’s North American debut. Don Toliver and Doja Cat released the lead single ” Lose My Mind ” on April 30, 2025, followed by RosĂ© ‘s ” Messy ” on May 8, Myke Towers ‘s ” Baja California ” on May 23, Tate McRae ‘s ” Just Keep Watching ” on May 30, and Ed Sheeran ‘s ” Drive ” on June 20. Additional promotional singles include “No Room for a Saint” by Dom Dolla, “Bad as I Used to Be” by Chris Stapleton, “OMG!” by TiĂ«sto and Sexyy Red, and “Underdog” by Roddy Ricch.

Post-production

Ryan Tudhope was the VFX supervisor,57 and Framestore provided post-production services on the film, citing involvement from their studios in Montreal, London and Mumbai.58 Tudhope returned to collaborate with director Joseph Kosinski, leveraging techniques they used on Top Gun: Maverick to re-skin jets to replace F1 cars captured during real Grands Prix with the fictional black-and-gold APXGP cars.59

F1 promotional booth

Promotional booth for F1, which was released in June 2025, in Bridgetowne

Two trailers for the film were released: the first on July 7, 2024, ahead of the 2024 British Grand Prix,60 a television spot on February 9, 2025, during Super Bowl LIX,61 and a second trailer on March 13, 2025, shortly prior to the commencement of the Australian Grand Prix.62 63 On June 11, 2025, Apple released a “haptic trailer” for the film. When played on a supported iPhone, the Taptic Engine pulses and vibrates along with the action on-screen.64

Sponsorships from various brands featured in the film brought in at least $40 million, according to Forbes estimates.65 Many of the brands were featured on the APXGP cars and clothing as team sponsors, such as Expensify, GEICO, SharkNinja, MSC Cruises and EA Sports.65 Other sponsors that featured on the cars such as IWC Schaffhausen released watches themed on APXGP’s black and gold colors, Tommy Hilfiger launched a line of clothing, and Mercedes-AMG revealed a limited APXGP-edition Mercedes-AMG GT 63. The F1 25 game by EA Sports featured the APXGP livery as it appears in the film alongside scenarios that players can undertake.66

In June 2025, Heineken 0.0 released a commercial for their product featuring Pitt and Idris as F1 drivers.67 68

Apple’s 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote began with Craig Federighi driving the APXGP car on the roof of Apple Park.69

At the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, the #90 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R ran a livery similar to the one used for filming at the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona.70 At the 2025 Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen the following weekend, the same #120 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R used for filming in 2024 ran the race with the livery from the film.71 The drivers, crew and IMSA personnel were also given a private screening.71

On June 20, 2025, Hot Wheels announced the release of a 1:64 scale die-cast model of the #7 APXGP car driven by Brad Pitt’s character in the film.72

In certain Latin American countries, McDonald’s launched a special combo in partnership with F1 where customers have the option to pay extra to get a 1:43 scale APXGP or McDonald’s liveried model car.73 Some McDonald’s outlets in São Paulo also had full-size F1 cars on display.73

Release

In June 2022, Apple acquired distribution rights in a package deal worth $130–140 million before above-the-line compensation.74 In June 2024, Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the theatrical, home entertainment and digital purchase distribution rights from Apple; Apple retains SVOD rights and the film will become available on Apple TV+ at a later date.75 The film had an early IMAX screening on June 23, 2025.76 The film was released in the IMAX format internationally on June 25, 2025, and was released domestically on June 27, 2025.77 A private screening was held in Monaco during the Cannes Film Festival for the drivers of the 2025 F1 season.78

The film had its world premiere on June 16, 2025, at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the cast and 2025 F1 drivers in attendance.79 The European premiere was held on June 23 at Empire Leicester Square in London.80 A Qatar Airways flight from Montreal to New York was chartered for the F1 drivers and team principals to attend the premiere following the Canadian Grand Prix.81

Reception

Box office

As of July 11, 2025, F1 has grossed 188.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of 146.3 million worldwide,82 the film is considered to be Apple Studios ‘s first box office hit, and the first film from the studio to top the box office on its opening weekend.83 It surpassed $200 million in its second weekend.84

In the United States and Canada, F1 was released alongside M3GAN 2.0, and was projected to gross anywhere from 60 million in its opening weekend, with most industry estimates around 10 million in previews, including 57 million, topping the box office. In its second weekend, the film made $26.1 million, dropping 54%, finishing second behind newcomer Jurassic World Rebirth, and surpassing Napoleon (2023) to become Apple Studios’s highest-grossing film.85

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 309 critics’ reviews are positive. The website’s consensus reads: “Driven by Brad Pitt’s laidback magnetism and sporting a souped-up engine courtesy of Joseph Kosinski’s kinetic direction, F1 the Movie brings vintage cool across the finish line.” 86 Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating “generally favorable” reviews.87 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A” on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it a 92% overall positive score, with 78% saying they would definitely recommend the film.37

BBC ‘s Nicholas Barber gave the film two stars out of five and wrote: “Formula One enthusiasts may disagree, and they may be delighted that their beloved motorsport has been put on the big screen in such a laudatory fashion. Everyone else: this is not where you want to be.” 88 Manohla Dargis of The New York Times deemed F1 to be “an enjoyably arranged collection of all the visual attractions and narrative clichĂ©s that money can buy”.89

Reception within motorsport media was mixed. Ben Hunt of Autosport said it was “good for non-F1 fans”, where Mark Mann-Bryans said it was “not good for anyone watching”, lauding the production quality and soundtrack but criticising the plot and female character tropes.90 91 Fred Smith of Road & Track said the film was “entertaining, but hardcore racing fans will wince”.92 Phillip Horton of Autoweek described the film as “solid enough nonsense for a little bit of escapism”.93

Katy Fairman of Motor Sport described the film as “comedically unrealistic”, adding that “with the level of access they had into [F1] itself, it felt a little like [APXGP] before Sonny Hayes showed up: pointless”.94 Mixed reviews also came from journalists at The Race, with praise for the racing sequences and further criticism for its depiction of women in motorsport and plot.95 Top Gear ’ s Jason Barlow described it as “a crowd-pleasing, feel-good blockbuster”.96 Chris Medland of Racer described the racing footage as “spectacular”, but criticised the character development—particularly that of Kate McKenna—and added that “for some it might be too hard to get lost in the APXGP world when you know so much about the real one that it was filmed in—as incredible as that world looks”.97

Defending four-time World Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen skipped the private screening for F1 drivers and the New York premiere, and Carlos Sainz Jr. cautioned “pure F1 fans” to “be open-minded to Hollywood films”.98

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Astra Midseason Movie AwardsJuly 3, 2025Best PictureF1Nominated114
Best ActorBrad PittNominated
Best Supporting ActorJavier BardemNominated
Best Supporting ActressKerry CondonNominated
Best StuntsF1Nominated

Possible sequel

Following the early box office success of the film, Variety reported that a sequel was being discussed and the Financial Times reported on the possibility of a franchise.99 84

Cybercrime

The release of the film coincided with a significant rise in cybercrime, as scammers exploited the film’s popularity by creating fake live streaming sites and fraudulent toy giveaways linked to a bogus McDonald’s – Apple promotion, tricking users into sharing personal and financial information. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky confirmed that these scams were widespread.100

See also

Notes

References

Footnotes

  1. 101 ↩

  2. The other World Drivers’ Champions to appear are Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen. ↩

  3. 102 ↩

  4. Sonny is depicted winning the GTD class of the 24 Hours of Daytona, the fourth-highest class after GTP, LMP2, and GTD Pro. ↩

  5. 103 ↩

  6. Sonny convinces Kate to ensure the car is aerodynamically efficient in racing scenarios to account for dirty air, where other teams design for clean-air performance, helping the APXGP car stay closer to its rivals while cornering to aid overtaking. ↩

  7. 104 ↩

  8. The Dutch, Japanese, and Mexico City Grands Prix. ↩

  9. The tip alleged that Kate manufactured her floor upgrades with external assistance, which is against the technical regulations of F1. ↩

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  17. The film is set in 2023, when the team was known as AlphaTauri. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  18. “Guanyu” is Zhou Guanyu’s given name, but he was placed between Gasly and Hamilton in the end credits. ↩

  19. The film is set in 2023, at which point Verstappen was a two-time World Drivers’ Champion. ↩

  20. The film is set in 2023, when Steiner was in this role. ↩

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