The Seat (2025) on Netflix
NR202541mDocumentary
After Lewis Hamilton leaves for Ferrari, Mercedes must fill a Formula One seat. Toto Wolff weighs promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli, an 18-year-old Italian, and cameras follow his preparation.
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Plot summary
The Seat is a documentary about a driver change at Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton leaves for Ferrari, and the team has to fill his Formula One seat for the 2025 season. Toto Wolff, the Team Principal and CEO, leads the internal discussions with engineers, strategists and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and the film draws on the team's own messages. Antonelli, an 18-year-old Italian, prepares through driving training, simulator sessions and physical workouts, with a video call confirming his 2025 contract, pitstop practice and his seat fitting, alongside time with his family and team. He becomes the third-youngest rookie to enter Formula One.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Seat (2025)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli took his first Formula One pole at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, where the film premiered, making him the youngest driver ever to secure a pole position in any F1 format.
