Official trailer of F1 film: Brad Pitt drives a real Formula 1 car

Official trailer of F1 film: Brad Pitt drives a real Formula 1 car – VIDEO. Director Joseph Kosinski presents the official trailer of the F1 film.

Apple TV+ and Formula 1 have released the official trailer (this time, it should be the final one) for the F1 film starring Brad Pitt.

The American star plays Sonny Hayes, a former driver who returns to the Circus to mentor a rising star, Joshua Pearce. A fierce rivalry soon develops between the two as they race for the same team, Expensify APX-GP, whose owner (played by Javier Bardem) is a close friend of Sonny.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski (*Top Gun: Maverick*), the F1 film will hit Italian theaters this summer, specifically on June 25, 2025. Among the producers is Lewis Hamilton, who is expected to appear in the movie as himself alongside the rest of the drivers.

The director himself has provided some insights into the film. Speaking about its production, Joseph Kosinski explained that he became a Formula 1 fan thanks to *Drive to Survive*, which he started watching during the Covid pandemic.

“I liked how the first season of the show focused on the backmarker teams, the underdogs, rather than Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull, and other teams at the front of the pack,” he said during the trailer’s presentation to the world press.

“I thought there was an interesting story to tell about an underdog team that wasn’t trying to win the championship but simply to win a single race against the titans of the sport.”

F1 film, the director explains how the idea was born
Joseph Kosinski explained that he later reached out to Lewis Hamilton, who then introduced him to Toto Wolff. The Mercedes team played a crucial role in producing the film.

“We actually bought six real F2 race cars. We worked with Mercedes AMG, the Formula 1 team, and their engineers to build real race cars that could carry our camera equipment, recorders, and transmitters to make this film,” Joseph Kosinski said.

“Every time you see Brad or Damson driving in the film, it’s really them inside these cars on an actual F1 track. Brad is driving, he’s not acting. He’s fully focused on keeping that car on track and away from the barriers.” – he concluded.