F1: The Movie (2025)

[emp]

You all are forgetting that this movie is not for the ones that are already fans of F1 or motorsport in general. It is for the new fans, the ones who came with the netflix show and the expansion in USA mostly following the 2021 season finale. It will never capture the essence of F1 or why it made the current fans fall in love with it. It is just a new presentation for newer fans or casual cinema goers who have no idea how things work in F1.

Now that i've seen it, definitely maintain my opinion.

[SealTheRealDeal]

Impressive cinematography and sound design, though I think the OST was a bit phoned in. Probably would have enjoyed it a lot more if I wasn't an F1 fan, but I saw it on at the "cheap tuesday" rate so I'm not complaining.

Would be interesting to try to puzzle out the timeline of the F1 movie's alternate world.

[bluechris]

I personally liked it, not as F1 movie but as a movie. Brad Pit was funny and he carried everything on his shoulders.
I saw it 1st time in imax laser and the image quality was great. The sound as previously was said was not great from the onboard but the old sound of the previous era cars that some times Brad was remembering or dreaming was great.

Overall it gave me a good impression and i like it, leaving aside the real F1 aspect.
I can write sheets of what was wrong in the movie as matter F1 but i had pressed myself to not see it like that and it was good.

[Tamburello]

Just saw this a few nights ago. The hype and early success had me expecting Ford Vs Ferrari levels of quality; instead, I was given something akin to Days of Thunder married to voiceovers straight from an F1 game. Over-the-top, cliche-ridden plot (with a good dose of cringe), that I supposed is aimed to provide some mindless entertainment for the uninitiated masses.

[dialtone]

Saw it this week in IMAX.

Overall I think I liked it but I do have a few considerations.

1) Not showing any qualifying seemed like a missed opportunity, you can develop the rivalry using qualy, plus it's often more dramatic than the race.
2) Waaay too much talking during driving, let people hear the noise, the heavy breathing of the driver through Eau Rouge.
3) The romance and the injury were completely useless, mostly used to introduce some tension and Sonny motivation but the team was already on the line so plenty of motivation already.
4) This is personally the one that I can forgive less, you go through eau rouge and instead of replicating what you did cinematography-wise in the opening with daytona, you keep looking sideways from the cockpit. The best race cinematography was the opening scene, I was super excited for the rest of the movie after the opening, but it was deflating.

Rush remains unbeaten as the best F1 movie.

[WardenOfTheNorth]

One question that I keep coming back to in my mind.... The mods Mercedes made to the F2 cars for this film.... Will they have made them faster?

[FittingMechanics]

I saw it recently. I liked it overall, but mainly due to the quality of filming racing. F1 broadcast could take some queues/camera angles from them.

As a movie the story is not that good, there are some awkward and unnecessary parts (like JPs mom suddenly changing behavior?) or the whole villain part in the end as I don't feel it added much. (minor spoiler ahead) I thought the amount of crashes between teammates was really too much.

If you want to see F1 on a big screen, with a passable filler story you should go. If you expect a great movie, look elsewhere.

I only wish they did some more of the sportscar stuff at the start. That looked great.

[clotildaeliza]

I just watched F1: The Movie (2025) on Youcine TV and honestly, it blew me away! The roar of the engines, the intensity of each race, and Brad Pitt’s presence pulled me right into the driver’s seat. Yeah, the plot isn’t groundbreaking, but I didn’t even care — I was too caught up in the speed and emotion. It made me feel like I was part of the race myself.

[WardenOfTheNorth]

Fun fact (spoiler warning - though it's in the trailer): going off exiting Club and over steering into the pit wall is now jokingly referred to by some Silverstone staff as "doing a Brad"!!

[DJ Downforce]

It was a 9.5/10 for me. Epic sound, good racing and not too cheesy. Apparently a second one is in the works - stay tuned folks!!

[Lastminutepanic]

So i am sure most of you saw the F1 movie, and i will plainly admit i hated it But i figured it was mostly harmless, even if it felt like the script had been "polished" up to make it more exciting for audiences that would never want to see it to begin with...

Anyways, i was happy to just let the memory of the movie remain my own personal lifelong nemesis and curse upon my existance... But i heard through the grapevine that there is some kind of Academy award campaign for it. And i cannot remain silent any more.

A friend of mine with a youtube channel if i want to put my rant about the absurd mixing of liveries/years/drivers in a movie where they literally wrote and filmed every moment. The ridiculous CGI (omg the monza crash where he hits a sausage curb on the outside of parabolica and then flies several hundred yards into the woods), or the 1993 portugal crash where the car disintegrated like it was made in 1954, launching brad pitt still in his seat, dozens of yards from his car.

But i have a higher mission... I think lmao...

I want to tally up all the penalties/points/suspensions brad pitt would have earned if he actually was driving in the 2025 season, but did all the insane stuff... Like refusing to complete the grid in a timely manner, to intentionally causing a yellow flag by crashing into the brake distance boards, drinking heavily rhe night before a race, to idk i am certain i can end our collective nightmare and find enough infractions to suspend him indefinitely. I am willing to make the sacrifice of watching it again, if anyone else would be even the tiniest bit entertained by a profoundly autistic person going full meltdown on a dumb fictional movie...

I will say, i only really took it personally when Martin Brundle and Crofty said on a broadcast that they hadnt just been asked to record some voice work for the race scenes, but had actually advised the producers/writers on the plot/story...

Haha ok it really isnt causing me psychic pain or anything, but a few of my friends and i have been roasting the movie relentlessly for months, and felt like if there was ever an audience that might want to read my unhinged hyperfixations, aimed at a dumb movie, it was this place. If i get literally one reply, it will be your fault when i post up the written version of this fever dream in 2 to 3 weeks, or more, who knows, the F1 movie taught me that rules dont matter.

[hollus]

No need for a new thread @LastMinute, I merged into the existing one instead.
And please, no click-baity thread titles, thread titles should be informative.
Try to keep at least one foot near the planet, OK?

[WardenOfTheNorth]

But i heard through the grapevine that there is some kind of Academy award campaign for it.

Of course there is. Every major studio will try and push for an Oscar for their movies, even if it's in an obscure category.

The ridiculous CGI (omg the monza crash where he hits a sausage curb on the outside of parabolica and then flies several hundred yards into the woods), or the 1993 portugal crash where the car disintegrated like it was made in 1954, launching brad pitt still in his seat, dozens of yards from his car.

You know that the Monza crash was done using practical effects - they actually DID launch a real car that far - and was recreating a real crash at that corner from F3 in 2019. They had intended to launch the car into the barrier, but it went further than planned and they ran with it.

As for the Portugal crash, that was a real crash and used real footage, just edited to swap Martin Donnelly for Brad Pitt.

I absolutely agree the general plot of the film was ludicrous, on par with Top Gun Maverick....or as realistic as pretty much any action movie.

But the effects were real and if that's the Oscar category they're chasing then, in my opinion, good luck to them.