F1: The Movie, which follows washed-up Formula 1 racer Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) as he tries to find himself and his place on a new team alongside up-and-coming driver Joshua Pearce

F1 tips its hat to the larger Formula One world by including real-life racers and other figures among the fictional characters played by the likes of Brad Pitt.

The sport of auto racing has been tackled in a variety of ways over the years by filmmakers, with the intoxicating ability of the cars to go super-fast often overriding whatever story they’re trying to tell.