Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a retired Formula 1 driver who once walked away from the sport after a devastating crash. Years later, he’s recruited to return—not just to mentor a young prodigy, Joshua Pearce (played by Damson Idris)—but to race again himself, competing against a new generation of elite drivers.

He joins APXGP, a struggling fictional F1 team on the grid, and together they attempt to defy the odds and prove that heart, grit, and experience can still win in the world’s fastest, most glamorous motorsport.

The movie is a character-driven sports drama infused with thrilling race sequences, touching on real-world themes: comeback, legacy, team dynamics, and what it means to truly compete at the highest level.