‘F1: The Movie’ Races to Digital Sales, VOD on August 22

After a nasty incident almost ended his career, Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) has retired from Formula 1 and now races a Porsche, but when an opportunity comes from the owner of a struggling team, Sonny makes a return to Formula 1 racing, alongside a hot new rookie teammate, but soon realises that he can’t take the road to redemption on his own.

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies
Written by: Ehren Kruger
Rating: PG-13
Running time: 155 minutes
Genre: Action
Theatrical Release: June 27, 2025
Streaming: August 22, 2025
US & Canada Boxoffice: $185,908,240
Worldwide: $603,408,240
Country: USA
Studio: Warner
Website: https://www.f1themovie.com/watch/

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.