[James]

I went to see it. The racing scenes are really impressive, with the music, sound and visuals.

The film is long at 2 and a half hours. Sometimes I felt it.

In terms of the realism it's not too bad. All the real-life drivers are in it although I don't think any of them get any speaking lines.. Some of the team principles get a few lines. The bit which stretched credibility was when Brad Pitt started using tactics on track that reminded me when Nelson Piquet Jr crashed deliberately to help the team at the Singapore Grand Prix. In real life that would cause a massive controversy and he'd be getting banned etc.

There is a commentary during races by David Croft and Martin Brundle from Sky. They basically explain what is going on for people who have never watched the sport before - eg. the first time is an explanation of the formation lap. I thought there was a way they could have explained stuff and made it sound more natural.

Also qualifying is completely ignored which I thought was a bit of an odd choice.