F1: The Movie is visually and aurally spectacular pretty much from start to finish but, sadly, the Brad Pitt-led Hollywood take on the sport is let down by some glaring problems elsewhere

Formula 1, the world's beloved racing series and subject of Brad Pitt's new movie, has exploded in the land of NASCAR and Indy Car. Here's why.

The similarities between Pitt’s F1 and Tom Cruise’s 1990 summer hit “Days of Thunder” are all over the track. Veteran Hollywood mogul Jerry Bruckheimer is a producer of both, and the movies are loaded with cameos from the prominent personalities of both leagues.