‘F1: The Movie’ Puts You in the Driver’s Seat

Two hours before lights out at the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, the Alpine team is troubleshooting. A couple of gunners are struggling to drill a tire into the rear left wheel—and while this is just practice, every hundredth of a second, and every detail, counts in Formula One. A few crew members reverse their pink-skinned car, then shove it forward again, toward dozens of waiting hands and helmets. The team crouches into position. The jack goes up. Four tires off. Four tires on. Faster.