In the recently released movie 'F1,' Brad Pitt plays an American Formula One driver. Here's a look at how American have been involved in F1.

Critics are calling "F1" the blockbuster of the summer, and while our own staff has mixed feelings on its blend of heroics and realism, there is no denying that even an aging Brad Pitt makes a compelling racing driver protagonist as Sonny Hayes.

"F1 The Movie" filmed an important opening scene at one of America's iconic racing locales — but not without some compromise