F1 would not be a racing film without a few breathtaking accidents, graceful of Brad Pitt And Damson Idris. Hollywood likes to respond to the speed of adrenaline addicts. While some love extremes, like the Fast and Furious franchise or the film of the crowd DriverOthers prefer the basics. Compared to its counterparts powered by the action, Formula 1 appears as a more sifted spectacle, thanks to its closed circuits, its protective equipment and its strict safety regulations. But if there is one thing about Formula 1 that makes it scary, it is simply the fact that sport is very fast and extremely dangerous.
Many have translated the severe danger of one on the screen. Rush brought the life of the Niki Lauda race legend to the screen, including his unhappy 1976 accident at the German Grand Prix on the Nürburgring, which left him trapped in hell, causing a seriously burned front and damaged lungs. Senée Tells the story of the famous F1 champion three times Ayrton SennaWho unfortunately died in a fatal accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix in Imola after having crashed into a concrete barrier. Although the story of F1 is a work of fiction, the world in which they are surrounded is as authentic as possible, including accidents defying death that are represented.
Sonny Hayes’ accident looks like Martin Donelly’s accident at the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix
Sonny Hayes de Pitt is a lost cause failed. In the defense of Hayes, his abrupt retirement of Formula 1 in the 1990s was far beyond his will. The aging American race driver was once the star of the grid, going for murder with his daring dives, his net but calculative turns and undoubtedly an imprudent behavior. Hayes had all the heads of a world champion-that is to say until his accident at the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix. Driving for lotus, Hayes tried to overcome the legendary driver Ayrton Senna in Jerez until he suddenly crashed. Not only was Hayes’ body broken and unconscious on the racing tarmac, but his F1 career is automatically in ruins. After its recovery, Hayes has become an wandering nomad with little or no money in its name and offers its services as a driver-in-location.
The crash of the Hayes Spanish Grand Prix in 1993 looks like the same accident experienced by the former F1 pilot Martin Donelly. Instead of 1993, the real incident took place at the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix. Driving also for Lotus, Donelly entered a high -speed accident at 160 miles per hour, throwing it out of his car and leaving him motionless on the track. Although Donelly has miraculously survived the impact, the driver underwent serious complications when he reached the hospital. Apart from the broken bones, the extent of his injuries forced him to pay for seven weeks, undergoes renal dialysis every day and his heart stopped twice on the table. Donelly’s experience did not go unnoticed by Pitt. During the first of F1The actor expressed his gratitude to Donelly to “have put his energy and his advice” in film production.
The Jason Pearce airborne accident is similar to two real accidents
In F1, Hayes is not the only one who has entered a fatal accident. As a first pilot for APXGP, Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) Do everything to keep his career in Formula 1 – even if he is part of the worst grid team. When Hayes suddenly presents himself in the team’s garage with nothing other than his tiles, Pearce simply pushes him back like a has-been who lost his spark. But when Hayes proves that he lost his contact at the wheel, Pearce begins to sweat. As Hayes and Pearce are making their pair in Silverstone, the competition between the two is heating up. Just when the two almost understood the chemistry of their team, things were horrible on the side when the APXGP almost won its first victory at the Italian Grand Prix. Despite the instructions of Hayes which could secure Pearce a second place, the young driver refused to listen. In an attempt to exceed Max Verstappen, Pearce hits a sidewalk in Curva Alboreto, sending his car in the air and in flames.
The Pearce accident is similar to two distinct accidents. The first was the Formula three pilot Alex Peroni2019 crash at the 2019 Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The accident occurred when his car met a raised “sausage” sidewalk at the corner of the parabolic, Immediately throw your car and launch before its landing upside down on a tire wall. Fortunately, despite the suffering of fractured vertebrae, Peroni was able to move away from the scene by himself before the medical teams treat him. The second accident is Roman GrosjeanThe accident of the Fire Ball of the Bahrain 2020 Grand Prix. After a brief contact with Read kvyatThe opening vehicle, the Grosjean car is sent to a metal barrier at more than 190 km / h, causing a An explosive fireball that left Grosjean stuck in the burning cockpit for 28 seconds. Luckily, Grosjean managed to get out of the car and even went to the medical team by himself. In the aftermath of the incident, Grosjean seriously injured his hands, similar to what Pearce lived.
The World Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton takes on his role of “F1” production seriously
In addition to his active racing tasks, producer Hamilton strives to create the “most authentic race film ever made”. Play an integral role in the creation of F1, Hamilton worked closely with the director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer To ensure that the film closely reflects the intensity and nuance of Formula 1 races. Whether it is script meetings with Pitt to give an entry to the sound of engines and the dynamics of accidents, Hamilton has been practical to translate the reality of sport on the big screen and make sure that it looks closely to its world, although it is a fictitious story.
One of the remarkable features of the film is the unprecedented access that the team had for real F1 events, even going so far as to film the fictitious APXGP on real race weekends. With Pitt and Idris conducting F2 cars modified during real race events, the film modifies them digitally to seem to be in reality on the grid alongside the real pilots. Regarding authenticity, Hamilton praises Pitt and Idris for having passed not only the physical requirements of filming and the grid with real runners, but also the mental challenges that accompany the work, which includes the crucial question of hardening the G strong forces. Even with all the technical details, the heart of F1 Resides in its story of two outsiders rediscovering what it means to be a winner – a universal message that resonates with fans of sport and occasional moviegoers.
F1 Now play in theaters.
F1
- Release date
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June 27, 2025
- Director
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Joseph Kosinski
- Writers
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Honor Kruger
