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F1 was one of the best films that came out last year. Not only was it a critical hit, securing an impressive 82% score on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it was also the ninth highest-grossing film of 2025. It made $631 million on a budget that is believed to have gone as much as $300 million.
A lot went into its development, and now we have a behind-the-scenes video, dropped on YouTube by Apple TV recently, where the team brings us how the film was made. It was a grand adventure, for starters. Joseph Kosinski, who directed the film, says in that video as it begins that,
"Formula 1 is a global sport, so we made sure that we actually went to these real places to shoot. We didn't shoot this all in one location to make it look like different places. We went to different tracks around the world and captured the unique flavor of each of these places."
The creators of the film made sure that they gave viewers an authentic F1 experience, so they involved some of the biggest names in the sport in the film’s crew, including Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
When you see the film, it won’t feel like a film but a sport, just with a cinematic touch.
Which racetracks were used for filming F1?
A lot of race tracks were used in the film, which added more “unique” flavors to it. Among them were Hungaroring, Suzuka, Brands Hatch, and more, which we will discuss below.
Hungaroring is located in Hungary and is said to be one of the most famous places to visit in the country.
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is in Belgium and currently serves as the venue for the Belgian Grand Prix. It hosted its first Grand Prix nearly a century ago.
Monza Circuit is in Italy and hosts the circuit’s biggest event, called the Italian Grand Prix. Its exact location is the Royal Villa of Monza park.
Circuit Zandvoort is a picturesque circuit in the Netherlands. It’s built near the North Sea, serving as the present location for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Suzuka Circuit is popular for hosting international F1 events and lies in Japan’s Suzuka city. It is one hell of a circuit with a capacity of 155,000.
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a race track in Mexico City and got its name after Mexican drivers Ricardo Rodríguez and Pedro Rodríguez, who died there.
The Las Vegas Strip Circuit is in Nevada and incorporates some major landmarks, including Caesars Palace, Bellagio, Paris Las Vegas, and more.
Yas Marina Circuit is one of the four major F1 circuits in the Middle East and was inaugurated in 2009.
Brands Hatch is the final one on this list. It is the only one here that was originally a grasstrack motorcycle circuit. As of this writing, it has hosted 12 British Grands Prix.
If you haven’t seen the film yet, it is available on Apple TV now.
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