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F1 movies: when the camera loves the race tracks
The mixture of adrenaline rush, drifts and the drama around the racing arenas has always been an advantage for cinema fans. Racing films in general and Formula 1 in particular have had their share of theaters with many films that appealed to the audience.
- F1 movies: How did it start?
- Formula 1: Top 3 documentaries
- "The Driver"
- "Rush"
- F1 movies on Netflix
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Grand Prix |
The first F1 movie. The Grand Prix
In 1966, John Michael Frankenheimer directed his Oscar-winning masterpiece
The Movie had all the elements, from the love trio depicted against the backdrop of roaring engines and racing material, to a reference to all the Formula One films that followed. It won three Oscar awards for its technical achievements. Grand Prix success paved the way for many attempts to show the epic battles of the race tracks, divided into biographical, fictional and documentary films. Documentaries showed real footage of the races and the drivers. This makes them the archives of Formula One history.
The three best F1 documentaries
№ 3 Weekend of a Champion 1972
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Senna movie |
One of the biggest and first attempts to make a documentary about Formula One was Roman Polanski's 1972 film "Weekend of a Champion," which was the best friend of Formula One driver Jackie Stewart and filmed the British driver's attempt to complete the 1971 Monte Carlo Grand Prix. It received good reviews for showing not only the racing scenes or the continuous efforts of Formula One drivers, but also the star side of the drivers at the time and how they were treated like kings on the streets of Monaco.
№ 2 Senna
Considered by many film critics to be the best documentary ever made about Formula One, Senna portrays the life and death of Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna. The film examines the controversial career of the driver since his debut at the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix, when he raced with Toleman and Lotus before joining the British Mclaren team, which made him world champion. Senna had an unforgettable rivalry with his teammate Alain Prost, which was massively portrayed in the film. The film ended with the dramatic accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix that led to Senna's death.
№1 Life on the limit 2014
The success of Senna encouraged Paul Crowder to make a film that had been in the shadows for 25 years, emphasizing the evolution of safety measurements and their development in Formula One, at a time when drivers were starting the race without knowing if they would finish it alive.
The glamour of Hollywood on wheels
Away from documentaries, Hollywood fans have always been fans of car movies, and they seem to enjoy imagining themselves on the road, even if it only takes two hours, whether it's a criminal running away from justice, with escape scenes and slow motion crashes, or simply competing with other motifs and dreams on the track.
"The Driver"
"Fast and Furious."
"Rush"
Netflix and chill
Netflix is home to the highest-rated films, as well as the hidden gems, and prides itself on having the diversity of films that are particularly popular with fans.
Here are some suggestion of F1 movies to watch on Netflix- Red Bull: Return to Millen Mountain (2011)
- Le Mans
- Williams
- Ferrari: Race To Immortality
There is no doubt that Hollywood and films enriched the Formula 1 business and contributed to its spread and popularity, but at the same time, it is very misleading to draw all the information and facts about Formula One exclusively from films, with the exception of documentaries, since the films are often characterised by exaggerations and dramatic conspiracies that contradict reality.
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