Snowfall star Idris, 33, plays race car driver Joshua Pearce of the fictional APXGP team, whom Pitt’s Sonny Hayes comes out of retirement to mentor. The pair eventually become teammates. The movie was filmed "during actual Grand Prix weekends as the team competes against the titans of the sport," according to Warner Bros.

F1 features Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a former Formula One racer who was forced into early retirement until a team owner (Bardem) asks him to return to the sport and help mentor a rookie driver (Idris).