An experienced driver with an attitude takes a rookie under their wing, and together they take on the racing world. No this isn’t about 2001’s “Driven” with Sylvester Stallone. Nor is it “Cars 3” with Lightning McQueen.
It’s “F1,” the latest vehicle to star Brad Pitt in the lead role. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, who helmed 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” “F1” centers on racer-for-hire Sonny Hayes. In his youth, an accident ruined Haye’s F1 career, forcing him to into a life of gambling and trying to find an outlet in racing elsewhere.
His nomadic life of finding tracks that will let him race comes to an end, though, when an old friend, Ruben (Javier Bardem), approaches him about driving in F1 for his team. As part of the deal, Ruben also wants Hayes to train a promising young driver, Joshua (Damson Idris).
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