NOTE: This review contains some minor spoilers. I am a life-long fan of motorsports in general and F1 auto racing in particular. I competed for decades at the amateur level (mostly autocross and

Why use hard and soft tires? How do F1 teams work? Can cars be redesigned between races? Everything you need to know before watching the new Brad Pitt movie.

And yet, through a fluke of Formula 1’s complex and inscrutable rules, the underdog Apex Grand Prix team comes out on top. (Don’t worry, this isn’t a spoiler. It’s a recurring theme throughout the two-and-a-half-hour-long film.