BEHIND THE SCENES: How the upcoming ‘F1’ movie plays into the sport’s great underdog tradition

Brawn’s fairytale 2009 championship triumph. Ayrton Senna’s podium for Toleman in the soaking-wet 1984 Monaco Grand Prix. Olivier Panis’ win for Ligier at the same race 12 years later… the history of Formula 1 is chock-full of fantastic underdog performances, something the producers of the upcoming F1 film were keenly aware of...

Taking us behind the scenes of the film, stars of F1 including Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, as well as director Joseph Kosinski, explain why the upcoming movie continues a legacy of underdog triumphs in the sport.

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Charting the story of Sonny Hayes – played by Brad Pitt – and his return to Formula 1 to help the struggling APXGP team, the film is set for release internationally from June 25, and North America from June 27.

Watch the behind the scenes footage in the video above.

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