A Streaming Guide to <i>F1: The Movie</i>
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Brad Pitt returns to the big screen in F1: The Movie, a high-energy racing drama bringing Formula 1 to the masses in the form of a summer blockbuster. Directed by Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, the film debuted internationally on June 25 and is now playing in the U.S. as of today.
Set in the world of elite motorsports, F1 follows veteran driver Sonny Hayes (Pitt) as he comes out of retirement to join the fictional APXGP team at the behest of its owner (played by Javier Bardem), his longtime friend. But it’s no easy transition, as he clashes with the team’s hot new rookie, Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris). Kerry Condon and Kim Bodnia round out the cast. In a unique move for a Hollywood film, Pitt and Idris performed their own driving on real circuits, filmed during actual Grand Prix weekends.
To achieve a realistic effect, Kosinski and his team used miniature IMAX-certified cameras mounted directly onto the race cars. Pitt described filming as “one of the most extraordinary” experiences of his career, adding in an F1 interview, “It’s really fun, it’s exciting, it’s adventurous, and you feel it. I do. I hope others do too.”
Kosinski set out to make, as he told GQ, “the most authentic, realistic, and grounded racing movie ever made.” Here’s how to watch it.
Is F1 streaming yet?For now, F1: The Movie is only available in theaters. While Apple has not announced an official streaming release date, the film is expected to arrive on Apple TV+, based on previous Apple releases like Napoleon and Killers of the Flower Moon. Before then, a digital purchase or rental option is expected.
Until then, the only way to experience F1—and Pitt hitting speeds just shy of 200 MPH—is on the big screen.
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