After Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 movie, another Hollywood star is going to be a part of an F1 documentary and he is none other than John Wick star Keanu Reeves. Fans have exciting news to look forward to on November 15, an entertaining documentary exploring Brawn Grand Prix’s amazing 2009 season will be released worldwide.
Keanu Reeves will serve as the voice of this thrilling documentary which will be released on Disney + as reported by GP Blog.
As per the reports, the documentary will feature four parts and is called “Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story“. However, that’s not all; in addition to narrating this next docuseries, Keanu Reeves also serves as the executive producer.
This series aims to introduce audiences and illuminate the journey of an “understaffed, underfinanced, and independent team” through an engrossing plot.
Disney+ has announced that Keanu Reeves-presented 4-part documentary series on the Brawn GP team’s famous romp to the 2009 Formula 1 world title will be released on November 15.
The four-part series will tell one of the most remarkable stories in F1 history, which was prompted… pic.twitter.com/LtHuLJc4ei
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When Honda made the hard decision to withdraw from the sport, the Brawn GP quickly entered the Formula 1 grid. Ross Brawn, who had previously held positions with Honda Racing F1, Ferrari, and Benetton and received recognition for his technological brilliance, took the opportunity and acquired the team from Honda at a mere $1.22 after the Japanese outfit exited the F1 grid in the month of December 2008.
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This series is the second documentary in and around F1, after the 2010 movie on the late Brazilian driver, Ayrton Senna. The astonishing victory in the Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships by Brawn GP in 2009 happened in a single season, which is the objective behind the series.
Jenson Button won his only championship with the team during that remarkable season and also featured Rubens Barrichello on board.
3…2…1… 🏁#Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, revisiting the extraordinary tale of how Brawn GP pulled off a sporting miracle that shook the F1 world is streaming Nov 15 on Disney+. pic.twitter.com/Q756WthLAq
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The series will feature the following:
EPISODE 1 – Part 1
One of the most inspiring Formula 1 underdog tales comes from Keanu Reeves. The Brawn GP saga.
EPISODE 2 – Part 2
The teams that aided them became uneasy as a result of Brawn’s success.
EPISODE 3 – Part 3
Brawn GP battles to maintain its chances of winning the title in the face of the teams’ uprising against Formula 1.
EPISODE 4 – Part 4
Can Jenson Button and Brawn GP make a spectacular fairy tale out of their nightmare situation?
According to the media house, Variety, Keanu Reeves had a thing or two to say about this series last year which confirmed the making of it.
He said, “A friend of mine was telling me the story [about Brawn] and I was so struck by it. He [my friend] was actually working for Brawn back in the day in publicity. He’s a producer/director and so we were like ‘Well let’s tell that story, let’s try to tell that story.”
The next few months are going to be exciting for the fans as two big entertainment projects are underway.