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WRECKAGE

June 30, 2025

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The New Yorker

“F1,” “Sorry, Baby.”

- BY JUSTIN CHANG

WRECKAGE

Brad Pitt stars as a racecar driver in Joseph Kosinski's film.

In “F1,” a snazzy piece of blockbuster engineering, Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a devotee of fast cars, beautiful women, and simple living. A professional gambler and an occasional speed demon for hire, he lives in a beat-up van that he hauls from one racetrack to another. Strapping himself into a car at Daytona International Speedway, he memories of the documentary “Senna” (2011), one of the finest of all racing movies. “F1,” directed by Joseph Kosinski, with a script by Ehren Kruger, aspires to the same pantheon.

Does it get there? “F1” is hugely enjoyable and astoundingly well made, but I will leave the question for posterity and for more committed motorheads

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