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It\u2019s not hard to figure out who the F1<\/em> movie is for. It\u2019s certainly not for the purists who, quite rightly, will point out that Sonny Hayes could never have made it onto the F1 grid without a super licence\u2014or any of the other bizarre goings-on in the film. This is a movie made for the Drive to Survive<\/em>-era fan or, more likely, for someone who\u2019s never heard of Formula One at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some scenarios border on the laughable\u2014like Hayes deliberately losing his front wing, repeatedly, just to bring out a safety car. Yes, it\u2019s a dramatization. But perhaps those behind the film shouldn\u2019t have gone on record saying they aimed to create the most \u201cauthentic\u201d F1 movie possible, only to turn around and script something this utterly ridiculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, not every outlandish moment is as far-fetched as it seems. Take Hayes\u2019s first race start, where he somehow gains seven places off the grid. Unlikely? Maybe. Impossible? Not really. We\u2019ve seen Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen pull off a sublime first lap at the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, climbing from sixteenth to sixth in a single lap. We\u2019re not comparing Sonny Hayes to the great Kimi, of course, but it\u2019s worth noting that even some of the more ostentatious moments aren\u2019t entirely beyond the realm of possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s most unfortunate, though, is the film\u2019s portrayal of women. Yes, it\u2019s Hollywood, and the main female character\u2019s predictable story arc comes as no surprise. But it\u2019s the secondary character, Jody\u2014a team mechanic\u2014whose depiction does women in motorsport no favours. She bumbles around the garage, constantly in the way, and botches a pit stop within the first few minutes of the film, painting her as inept and hopelessly out of her depth. It\u2019s a lazy stereotype that undermines the real progress women have made in F1, where female engineers, strategists, and mechanics play pivotal roles on race day. Frankly, it\u2019s a disservice to the women already breaking barriers in the sport and to the young girls watching who might imagine a future for themselves in the paddock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The characters, across the board, are paper-thin. There\u2019s nothing about them that makes you want to root for them. Brad Pitt\u2019s Sonny Hayes doesn\u2019t come across as particularly charming, and his tired \u201cI-could-have-been-a-contender\u201d routine falls flat. Then there\u2019s the rookie phenom, Joshua Pearce, who seems more interested in his personal brand than actual racing. The film half-heartedly attempts to redeem him towards the end, but the turnaround feels so rushed and hollow that it never quite sticks. You\u2019re left not really caring either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All things considered, you\u2019re better off saving your money. Skip this one\u2014cinema or otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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