Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton contributed to the "F1" movie as a producer with the responsibility of increasing the film's realism.

F1 isn’t out yet, but it’s already making people talk. Slated to release on June 27, 2025, the film's early glimpses and behind-the-scenes stills that have surfaced online and it seems that the F1 is shaped by more than just cinematic ambition. It’s shaped by experience, by someone who actually lived it.

Lewis Hamilton was absent during Ferrari ’s most recent F1 tyre test in Fiorano, where Charles Leclerc and Guanyu Zhou instead took to the track in a modified SF-25. Following his axe from Sauber at the end of 2024, the Chinese driver has since taken on the role of reserve driver at Ferrari and finally made his debut in scarlet on Thursday.