The Seat
2025 · short film · 40 min · ★ 7.5
'The Seat' is an unprecedented inside look that led to a once-in-a-generation driver change in Mercedes and F1 history. It reveals the private conversations that led the Mercedes team and Toto Wolff, its Team Principal and CEO, to its decision to promote 18-year-old Italian-born Kimi Antonelli to a Formula 1 Driver, making him the third-youngest rookie in the sport's history. The film follows Kimi, in the lead up to his first Formula 1 season as he takes on his destiny.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-05-05
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 40 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (36 votes)
Themes
- sports
- racing
- exciting
Cast & crew
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
as Self
Toto Wolff
as Self
- PB
Peter "Bono" Bonnington
as Self
- BL
Bradley Lord
as Self
- GL
Gwen Lagrue
as Self
- JA
James Allison
as Self
- AW
Amy Walker
as Self
- SÀ
Sergi Àvila
as Self
- MA
Marco Antonelli
as Self
- VP
Veronica Pomaro
as Self
Directed by Kyle Thrash