Director Joseph Kosinski says early work has begun on a follow-up to F1, the Brad Pitt Formula One drama that became one of 2025’s biggest theatrical releases and is about to reach an even wider audience on streaming. He has confirmed that he is in active discussions with Apple about a sequel and is exploring ideas that would continue the story of veteran driver Sonny Hayes and the fictional APXGP team after the events of the first film, which earned around $630 million at the global box office.
In recent comments, Kosinski said he would “love” to return to this world and see where Hayes, rookie teammate Joshua Pearce and the team end up next, describing the current phase as one of “dreaming” about possible directions. He has spoken about wanting to follow Hayes into fresh challenges and to track Pearce’s career as he moves beyond the underdog arc that drove the first story, suggesting that any sequel would again blend trackside drama with the characters’ personal stakes.
The director’s enthusiasm matches interest from the companies behind the project. Apple executives have already said conversations about a second film are underway after the first entry became the company’s most successful theatrical release to date. At the same time, producer and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has urged patience, pointing to the four-year effort behind the original and arguing that any continuation should come only after a careful review of what worked and what needs refining, rather than a quick attempt to cash in on success.
F1 itself was conceived as a high-profile collaboration between Hollywood and the racing series, with Hamilton helping to secure access to paddocks, simulators and race weekends and advising on everything from car behavior to race engineering detail. The production shot during Grand Prix events, with Pitt and co-star Damson Idris driving specially built cars on track, as filmmakers tried to capture the look and sound of modern Formula One with minimal digital trickery.
The film is due to debut on Apple’s streaming service in December, a milestone that will expose it to viewers who skipped cinemas and could further strengthen the case for another chapter. Fan speculation has already focused on whether a sequel would shift the spotlight toward Pearce or follow Hayes into a different form of motorsport, but for now Kosinski says the team is still at the stage of trading ideas while attention remains on the first film’s continuing rollout.
