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 within the soaking-wet 1984 Monaco Grand Prix. Olivier Panis’ win for Ligier on the similar race 12 years later… the historical past of Method 1 is chock-full of incredible underdog performances, one thing the producers of the upcoming F1 movie had been keenly conscious of…

Taking us behind the scenes of the movie, stars of F1 together with Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, in addition to director Joseph Kosinski, clarify why the upcoming film continues a legacy of underdog triumphs within the sport.

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Charting the story of Sonny Hayes – performed by Brad Pitt – and his return to Method 1 to assist the struggling APXGP group, the movie is ready for launch internationally from June 25, and North America from June 27.

Watch the behind the scenes footage within the video above.