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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Emma John

Less death, more social media: Formula One films decades apart reveal a changed world

An illustration of an F1 car leaving tyre marks on a clapper board
F1: The Movie is among this summer’s blockbusters. Illustration: Gary Neill/The Guardian

‘Let’s try to get the season off to a good start, shall we? Drive the car. Don’t try to stand it on its bloody ear.”

Have you watched the movie? It’s about a rule-breaking American Formula One driver, the kind who blows past blue flags and crashes into his own teammate. You must have heard of it. They shot it in real race cars, across some of the most prestigious circuits in the world. It even had contemporary world championship drivers making notable cameos on the track.

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