‘F1’ Is a Movie You Have and Have Never Seen Before

In F1: The Movie, Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a wizened former Grand Prix prodigy wandering the world in search of freelance wheelman gigs. Like a lot of guys his age, Sonny’s looking for a shot at redemption; he finds it by hooking up with his old pal and former rival Ruben (Javier Bardem), a more conventional type who’s leveraged his career winnings into a new startup racing team called APXGP. Ruben’s company is ethical, cutting edge, and potentially very profitable; the problem is that his drivers—including hotshot recruit Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris)—don’t seem capable of steering themselves anywhere near the podium.