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.
Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), a Formula One driver who raced in the 1990s, has a horrible crash, forcing him to retire from Formula One and start racing in other disciplines. A Formula One team owner and friend (Javier Bardem) contacts Hayes and asks him to come out of retirement to mentor rookie prodigy Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) on the Expensify Apex Grand Prix team (APXGP).
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 in theaters June 26th, 2025, courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.
