Movie Info
Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Lewis Hamilton, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia, Samson Kayo
Story: Sports action drama directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Ehren Kruger. F1 (2025) centers on Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), a Formula One driver who raced in the 1990s, but after a horrible crash is forced to retire from Formula One. But then Formula One team owner and friend, Ruben (Javier Bardem), contacts Hayes and asks him to come out of retirement to mentor rookie prodigy Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) on the Apex Grand Prix team (APXGP).
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Top F1: The Movie Quotes
Sonny Hayes: Hey. Lose that lead, I’ll kill you.
Ruben Cervantes: Some people look at Sonny Hayes, they see a guy who lives in a van, a gambling junkie who missed his shot.
Sonny Hayes: Wow, Ruben, you are really selling this.
Ruben Cervantes: But I see a guy who makes teams better. I see experience. I see know-how.
Ruben Cervantes: [to Sonny] I’m offering you an open seat in Formula 1. The only place you could say for one day, if you win, you are the absolute best in the world.
Sonny Hayes: Hey, Ruben. Ever seen a miracle?
Ruben Cervantes: Not yet.
Sonny Hayes: Me neither.
Sonny Hayes: Hey, let me ask you something. Close friend of yours made you an offer that was one hundred percent, positively too good to be true. What do you do?
Diner Waitress: Well, how much are we talking?
Sonny Hayes: Not about the money.
Diner Waitress: So what is it about?
Joshua Pearce: When was the last time you won a race?
Sonny Hayes: Sunday. Daytona.
Joshua Pearce: Oh, I’m sorry. I meant Formula 1.
Sonny Hayes: Oh, I’m sorry. Then same as you.
Kaspar Smolinski: [referring to Sonny] With respect, Ruben, I cannot condone we spend our only test day giving your long-lost teammate an audition.
Ruben Cervantes: Kaspar, you misunderstand. We’re not auditioning him. He’s auditioning us.
Joshua Pearce: There’s this new guy, and he’s old.
Bernadette: How old?
Joshua Pearce: Like really old. Like eighty. He’s such an a**hole, Mum. He’s quick though.
Sonny Hayes: Thought your job was to build the fastest car on the planet.
Kate McKenna: My job is wind. So, helps to feel it.
Joshua Pearce: Messy start doesn’t mean you can’t finish neat.
Joshua Pearce: I think it’s really wonderful that Apex are giving second chances to the elderly.
Don Cavendish: Mr. Hayes. Hi. Don Cavendish. Welcome back to the UK. It’s been a while. I mean, last time you raced at Silverstone, Bill Clinton was your president, and we were all dancing the Macarena.
Joshua Pearce: Other day at the press conference, stuff I said wasn’t cool. So, basically what I’m trying to say is, I’m sorry.
Sonny Hayes: It’s alright. You’re just worried I’m quicker than you.
Kaspar Smolinski: Sonny, no fighting.
Sonny Hayes: Who’s fighting? I’m racing.
Sonny Hayes: You said I “swan”. What’s that mean?
Joshua Pearce: You. You’re an a**hole. You come in like an a**hole. You swan.
Sonny Hayes: So swans are a**holes?
Joshua Pearce: You’re making the mistake of thinking that I’m just going to be some grateful kid who’ll bend a knee to an old-timer. I climbed a mountain to get here, bro. Formula 1.
Sonny Hayes: Back home we call that a participation trophy.
Sonny Hayes: [to Joshua] There’s twenty other drivers still out on that track and you’re in here posing for that nonsense. Do you think any of them respect us? Do you? They need to learn that no one gets past us without a fight. No one.
Sonny Hayes: [to Jodie] Hey, for what it’s worth, don’t be s**tty to yourself. There’s plenty of people out there that’ll do that for you.
Ruben Cervantes: Funny. You think I brought you in to make my other driver quit?
Sonny Hayes: Listen, he’s cocky. He’s arrogant. He’s got a lot to learn.
Ruben Cervantes: You were cocky, you were arrogant, and you had a lot to learn.
Sonny Hayes: I’m not here to hold anyone’s hand. I’m here to race.
Sonny Hayes: As a rule I don’t imply stuff.
Kate McKenna: So you like straight talk?
Sonny Hayes: Straight as an arrow. No sugar.
Kate McKenna: They’re saying Sonny Hayes isn’t a has-been. He’s a never-was.
Sonny Hayes: Yeah, when I said I like straight talk I meant me. From others, I mostly prefer praise, flattery, hero worship, at times, straight-up bulls**t.
Kate McKenna: So what’s this urgent question?
Sonny Hayes: Okay. Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Aston, now McLaren all have us beat on straight line speed. Our shot is battling in the turns. I need a way to chase through the dirty air.
Kate McKenna: You want me to redesign so you can follow closer?