
However, it’s Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) who has faced a series of hardships after retiring from racing due to an accident. Since then, he’s been through multiple marriages, worked as a poker player, driven taxis, and currently resides in a camper van, taking on driving jobs at small-scale racing events. Yet, his old friend Ruben (Javier Bardem), now a team manager on the brink of collapse, tries to bring Sonny back to the big leagues. Ruben’s team is struggling, especially with its self-assured and arrogant young driver Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), who resembles P Diddy’s younger brother when he wears sunglasses and earrings, but seems to favor engine oil over baby oil. Unimpressed by Sonny, Joshua dismissively calls him an “old man.