"He's flying."
I love "F1." I'll just say it again...I LOVE "F1." I think it's one of the best films of 2025 and we had some good ones including "Super-Man" (2025), and "28 Years Later" among others.
The score is unbelievable matched by the directing, cinematography and acting. This film is nothing but sleek and exciting. It's so fresh I wish I saw it in a theater. I just want to note that by the end I stood up and yelled "that's it!" It was for several reasons but also because I realized that I had never seen speed and racing handled in such a streamlined way, with the small but whipping cameras, the overhead flybys and the digitzed score boards; all came together for an impressively aggressive racing experience.
That being said, I want to touch on the part that fascinated me the most. I would not have expected to find a Sci-Fi element in here but there was something in play here I had not expected in between the breathtaking race scenes. I have followed the work of Joseph Kosinski since his first impressive outing which was 2010's "Tron."
In F1, Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) is obsessed with the idea that they can win by any means necessary. This leads him to the conclusion that their cars themselves need to help compensate for the driving team's shortcomings. He then repeatedly asks Kate McKenna, the team's technician, to "build these cars for combat," meaning, if they can make sure no cars can get by them, they can aggressively hold position then take the risks needed to strategically gain position. "F1" is a fun, fast-paced and worthwhile experience.