Firstly, the younger version of Brad Pitt’s character looked unconvincing. It’s surprising that for a film lasting over two hours they can de-age characters, but they didn’t bother to de-age him properly for the brief moment we see young Sonny Hayes. At times, the race commentary feels like it’s aimed at people with no knowledge of F1, which breaks the immersion. Real commentators wouldn’t explain things that way. Brad mentioned in interviews that this was something they were trying to balance and I get that it's not easy to cater towards the newcomers and F1 enthusiasts. Still, the idea of a lesser team being able to challenge the front-runners adds an exciting “what if” element to the sport. If only F1 worked like that in real life. I appreciated some of the script choices, like showing the FIA seemingly targeting a smaller team which felt grounded. It would’ve been great to hear more lines from the actual F1 drivers, though, rather than just seeing them in passing. Overall, while it does fall into some of the usual sports movie clichés, there are enough fresh twists, engaging moments, emotion, and solid racing scenes to make it worth a watch.