Sonny hayes: F1 follows the story of

F1 follows the story of racer Sonny Hayes , a driver who had to retire from Formula 1 after a devastating crash. The character, played by Brad Pitt, later returns to the sport with some... Aging former Formula One (F1) prodigy Sonny Hayes has spent the last 30 years living as a racer-for-hire, following a career-ending crash at the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix that has left him burdened by the failure to live up to his potential. Martin Donnelly is a former F1 racer whose real-life car crash inspired the backstory of Sonny Hayes in “F1 The Movie”, find out more about it below F1: The Movie is a new and upcoming documentary-style movie that features Brad Pitt as the main star. The backstory of Brad Pitt's character Sonny Hayes in "F1: The Movie" is based on real racer Martin Donnelly's career-ending 1990 crash.