Halfway through a climactic race in “F1 The Movie,” something goes horribly wrong for our heroes. 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.)

(WNDU) - Brad Pitt races into theaters as Sonny Hayes in “F1: The Movie” this weekend. This film also stars Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce, Javier Bardem as Ruben Cervantes, Kerry Condon as Kate McKenna, Tobias Menzies as Peter Banning and Kim Bodnia as Kaspar Smolinski.