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Pursuits Weekly

How Bruckheimer Made the F1 Movie Despite Intense Real-Life Rivalries

Plus: Race dispatches from the Davos of the auto industry.

Jerry Bruckheimer at the 2023 Formula One British Grand Prix in Northampton, England.

Photographer: Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Hannah Elliott here, and I’ve got a disclaimer for you: This is not a movie review. I’m not here to critique the dialogue, the character development or the perfunctory love connection in F1: The Movie, in theaters on June 27. I didn’t go in looking for chitchat. I wanted racing. That’s what I got.

Starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris and Javier Bardem, the film shines brightest when it’s speaking to those who don’t think they’re into motor sports while winking at those of us who do. (Our film critic said it made her feel like a Formula One fan.)