The Seat

The Seat

40 mins | Drama, Documentary | May 5, 2025

'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.

The Seat

40 mins | Drama, Documentary | May 5, 2025

The Seat
'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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers RadicalMedia, WhatsApp, Modern Arts
Original title The Seat
Directors Kyle Thrash
Writers Anaïs Gude, Jennifer Sims

Cast

Toto Wolff

as Self

Bradley Lord

as Self

Gwen Lagrue

as Self

James Allison

as Self

Amy Walker

as Self

Sergi Àvila

as Self

Marco Antonelli

as Self

Veronica Pomaro

as Self

Laura Winter

as Self

Alex Jacques

as Self

Oliver Bearman

as Self (uncredited)