F1 trailer: Brad Pitt plays ‘oldtimer' who needs to deal with both his past and a rookie to save his friend's struggling APXGP team
The trailer of the highly anticipated racing drama F1 is finally out. The film, starring Brad Pitt in the lead role, is directed by Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Pitt, and seven time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, the movie is set to release worldwide on June 25.
The trailer shows Brad Pitt playing the role of Sonny Hayes, a former Formula 1 driver who returns to the sport after a devastating crash decades earlier. He is recruited by his old teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem) to train his team's rookie driver, Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) to revive his struggling APXGP team.
The trailer shows Kate (Kerry Condon) talking to Pitt's Hayes. She says, 'Why are you here? When you look in the mirror, you see this rough and tough and tumble old school cowboy. Doesn't take orders. Goes his own way. A lone wolf. Well, I have news for you. Formula 1 is a team sport. It always was. Listen, let's get this straight. We all lose our jobs if you can't pull of a miracle. The only question here is why does Hayes come back to F1?'
The trailer then shows the conversation between Brad Pitt and Damson Idris who says, 'I think it's really wonderful that Apex has given second chances to the elderly.' He later tells Brad, 'You are making a mistake thinking I am going to be some grateful kid who will bend a knee to an oldtimer.'
How Sonny Hayes seeks redemption and navigates the challenges of mentoring Joshua Pearce will unfold in the film F1.
A lot of these scenes of F1 were filmed during the actual Grand Prix weekends with Brad Pitt and Damson Idris performing their own driving stunts at speeds exceeding 180 miles per hour.
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