{"id":188661,"date":"2025-10-04T01:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/188661\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T01:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:35:12","slug":"f1-2025-ripper-car-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/188661\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 (2025) – ripper car movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a career-ending crash 30 years ago, one-time hotshot F1 Lotus team racer Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) is living out of his (albeit very cool) Econoline camper, scratching out a living as a driver-for-hire in all manner of motorsport disciplines.<\/p>\n

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With a string of well-publicised broken marriages and a prior gambling addiction in his past, Sonny is happy to lay low and live a simple life, until he gets a visit from his old friend, APXGP F1 team owner Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem). Ruben\u2019s team and personal fortune is on the verge of collapse following several poor race seasons, but he manages to lure Sonny back to the F1 paddock in the hope that this veteran underdog will turn the team\u2019s fortunes around.<\/p>\n

Sonny\u2019s arrival is met with negativity from an already-jaded APXGP team, including team principal Kaspar Smolinski (Kim Bodnia), chief mechanic Dodge (Abdul Salis), and technical director Kate McKenna (Kerry Condon), who is battling to prove her worth in a male-dominated role.<\/p>\n

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The most abrasive reception, however, comes from Sonny\u2019s new team-mate, the ambitious rookie Joshua \u2018JP\u2019 Pearce (Damson Idris), who is threatened by the older racer\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n

However, the team slowly begins to cohere under Sonny\u2019s tutelage, even if his old-school ways and racing methodologies walk a fine line between learned and risky. Sonny\u2019s influence also reveals a great divide between the new and old hands in terms of mindset, social pressures, and expectations, which soon finds JP mounting his own journey of self discovery.<\/p>\n

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Sonny\u2019s talents both on and off the track begin to shape a successful season for the team. But with board member Peter Banning (Tobias Menzies) pushing hard to undermine Ruben\u2019s position as team owner and force the sale of APXGP, will the team\u2019s hard work be all for nothing?.<\/p>\n

VERDICT: 4.5\/5<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to be a Formula One fan to enjoy F1, as director Joseph Kosinski relentlessly piles on the action and intensity \u2013 as you\u2019d expect from the bloke who directed Oblivion and Top Gun: Maverick. That said, the veteran\/rookie storyline is shamelessly nicked from the 2001 Sylvester Stallone flick, Driven<\/a> (SM, Yearbook 2024), to the point of sharing a number of similar subplots; and the F1-based cameos throughout are largely unnecessary and will likely date the film in the future. Still, if you\u2019re after high-octane racing action, F1 will have you glued to the screen from start to finish.<\/p>\n

\"\"VEHICLES:1972 Ford Econoline2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG F11990 Lotus 1022023 Ferrari SF-232023 Renault Alpine A5232023 Aston Martin DBX7072023 Corvette Z06\"\"STARS:Brad PittDamson IdrisJavier BardemKerry CondonTobias MenziesKim BodniaSarah NilesCallie CookeAbdul SalisWill MerrickShea Whigham\"\"<\/p>\n

DIRECTOR:
Joseph Kosinski<\/p>\n

ACTION:
Unbridled Formula One race action, as well as some circuit GT3 and Baja desert racing.<\/p>\n

PLOT:
A washed-up Formula One driver comes out of retirement to mentor a rookie and help an old friend save his race team.<\/p>\n

AVAILABLE:
Theatres (as of July 2025), streaming (Apple TV+).<\/p>\n

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COOL FLICK FACT:
Seven-time World Drivers\u2019 Champion Lewis Hamilton was a producer on the film, and also provided driving tuition to both Pitt and Idris.<\/p>\n

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