I think you nailed it with the video game comparison. Lots of references to real things that seem to instead work like unrelated video game mechanics. The original characters seem to be the only people with agency in the series. And, yet, not a terrible time?

I was going in with my hater game fully ready but it was? oddly fun? possibly because of its theme of blatant cheating?

My thoughts exactly

huge for sponsors that there's an infosec story in the middle

I want some forensic accountant to find out if anyone paid for Brad Pitt to drive for Lotus in the late 80's to give us all that loving Camel sponsorship in the flashbacks

well, ok it was goofy, irresponsible, sexist, insulting to the concept of motorsport regulations AND physics but that is F1 babey so 8/10 (watched dead sober, drunk Hazel might have been more of a hater)

Every single person affiliated with APX deserves a lifetime ban because they're massive cheaters. Brad Pitt is a monster. I had a lot of fun watching it and it was a lot of the cinematography was neat. Can't wait for people to watch a real race and go "They should trigger a safety car on purpose!"

the racing was visually very cool and that was my bare minimum so it passed

If you forget everything you know about motorsport, cars, aerodynamics and physics it’s actually a pretty good movie.