F1: parents' guide
Best for ages 13 and up. Rated PG-13 for strong language, and action.
A loud, crowd-pleasing sports drama for teens who love racing. A veteran driver returns to Formula 1 to steady a struggling team and its cocky rookie. Crashes are frequent and fiery, with one driver trapped in a burning car and later recovering from burns, but there is no gore. Language is the main concern: two f-words and more than 20 s-words by one count, plus plenty of other cursing. Two adults have a casual fling implied by a morning in bed. Brand placement is everywhere. Best for about 13 and up.
What's in it
Violence
ModerateFrequent realistic crashes with tumbling cars, flying debris and fire. One driver is trapped in a burning wreck and is later shown with burned hands in the hospital, and old footage shows a driver lying still on the track. Rivals shove each other.
Language
ModeratePlugged In counted two f-words plus one mouthed, more than 20 s-words and about ten misuses of God's name, along with 'a--hole,' 'bastard,' 'prick' and 'dickhead.' A middle-finger gesture appears, once as an emoji.
Sex and nudity
ModerateTwo adults kiss passionately and later wake up together under the sheets, implying sex, and she later jokes that tequila was to blame. Nightclub dancers wear skimpy outfits, and drivers train shirtless. No nudity.
Drinking, drugs and smoking
MildAdults drink beer, liquor and celebratory champagne, and one man smokes a cigarette. Cigarette brands appear on cars in flashbacks. No drunkenness or drug use.
Scary or intense scenes
MildBrief but tense peril during the crashes, especially the fiery one, and worry that a driver could be badly hurt if he races again. Nothing scary beyond the action.
Worth talking about
Sonny bends the rules to help his team win. Ask your teen where clever strategy ends and cheating begins, and whether a win earned that way counts.
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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, movieguide.org. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.