A thousand races, one obsession: the evolution of speed told by those who lived it.
To coincide with the 1000th Formula 1 Grand Prix on 14 April 2019 in China, Canal+ is releasing a ground-breaking documentary reliving the 100th, 200th and subsequent races with incredible archive footage, enriched by the testimonies of the drivers, race directors and close friends who took part in these events.
Production
Archive footage spanning 70 years of motorsport evolution.
Direction
Pidoux weaves milestones into coherent emotional narrative.
Editing
Seamless cuts between eras that actually respect history.
Director
Etienne Pidoux
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1000th race was held at Shanghai International Circuit, which has since been dropped from the calendar — making this documentary accidentally preservationist.
Charles Leclerc's interview was conducted mere months before his Ferrari promotion, capturing pre-superstardom naivety that vanished by 2019 season's end.
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