Disney+ has launched their unscripted documentary series, “Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1© Story,” following the story of Brawn GP and their remarkable Formula 1© Championship Season. All four episodes are available now to stream in the UK & Ireland.
The series stars Keanu Reeves as host and executive producer, in addition to Formula 1© legends Ross Brawn, Jenson Button, Nick Fry, Rubens Barrichello and Christian Horner. The unscripted documentary series hosted by Keanu Reeves tells the remarkable story of how Ross Brawn, in 2009, competing in the most expensive and technologically advanced racing series on Earth, made the impossible happen. His understaffed, underfinanced, and independent team won the World Championship taking on the biggest titans of the industry – all after purchasing the team for just £1.
It goes behind the scenes of this Formula 1© fairytale with the people who were there – on the track, in the garage and the boardroom – giving their own recounts of this miraculous year. With access to the F1 archives – much of it previously unseen – this series brings you along for the ride to victory, led by British F1 driver Jenson Button and Ross Brawn.
This is one of those stories that if it was a film script it would be rejected for being too far fetched. It also dispels the myth that the company was bought for just one pound. Whilst it is true that a pound was paid, it does tell the listener about the multi million pound contribution from Honda that kept the company afloat.
This is a comprehensive documentary with all the key players taking part. What I found most interesting is how the other teams supported Brawn, up to the point that they started winning races. Then they turned against them with accusations of cheating leading to court cases. The response of Ferrari is very interesting and they clearly are still smarting from the success of Brawn in that championship year.
This is definitely a must watch for any motorsport enthusiast.