F1 is to Formula One racing as Rocky is to Boxing

The Karate kid (the original one) had teenage combatants in "legitimate" competition winning with kicks to the face. F1 is kind of like that. You need to leave the "realism" behind and just enjoy the ride. If things like this happened on a real track, the driver would lose his super license, the team would be fined severely, and the penalty would be DQ. that said, they did a great job with the story. The action was very real. They merged real racing into the movie somehow. I'm still wondering how much was staged, CGI or cleverly edited mix with real race footage. They did get a lot right, such as the implications of cold tires, virtual safety cars, pitting strategy, etc. That's not surprising since this was produced by Lewis Hamilton, the second-oldest driver active. A lot of real drivers, team principals, team owners, etc. were featured. Some had speaking roles. The only thing that may be considered woke is a petite, female, pit crew member on the tire gun. I don't consider that woke for one main reason: she flubbed it and punctured a tire. A woke movie would've had her be the hero somehow. The acting? top notch. From Brad, to the supporting cast, and even to the cameos by F1 people, it was award-worthy.