F1 is a 2025 sports action drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) and written by Ehren Kruger based around the auto racing championship of the same name. The film is made in collaboration with Formula 1® and the F1 community, including the 10 F1 teams and their drivers, the FIA (the governing body), and race promoters. Copper CEO Penni Thow serves as executive producer. Apple Original Films acquired distribution rights for the film, with Warner Bros. Pictures securing rights to the theatrical release. The film will be scored by legendary composer Hans Zimmer, who worked on Top Gun: Maverick with Kosinski.
Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team's hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition—and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
The cast includes Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Lewis Hamilton, Javier Bardem, Sarah Niles, Shea Whigham, Samson Kayo, and Callie Cooke.
F1 is set to debut on Apple TV+ December 12th. It previously released in theaters June 27th, courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.
