The Seat

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The Seat (2025)

Directed by Kyle Thrash

“Are we ready to make the call?”

Documentary · 41m

'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.

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Cast

Kimi Antonelli Self Toto Wolff Self Peter "Bono" Bonnington Self
B
Bradley Lord Self
G
Gwen Lagrue Self
J
James Allison Self
A
Amy Walker Self
S
Sergi Àvila Self
M
Marco Antonelli Self
V
Veronica Pomaro Self Laura Winter Self
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Alex Jacques Self

Crew

Director
Kyle Thrash
Director of Photography
Patrick Golan
Original Music Composer
Giosuè Greco
Editor
Gabriel Cullen, Mark Imgrund, F. Michael Young
Producer
Meghan Walsh

Details

Release date
2025-05-05
Runtime
41m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Italian
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
WhatsApp, RadicalMedia, Modern Arts