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The Seat

First aired on May 5, 2025

Runtime: 40 mins

80%

Genres: Documentary

'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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Self
Toto Wolff | Self
Peter "Bono" Bonnington | Self
Bradley Lord | Self
Gwen Lagrue | Self
James Allison | Self
Featured Crew
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Kyle Thrash | Director
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Meghan Walsh | Producer
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Patrick Golan | Cinematography
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Jeremy Barrett | Supervising Producer
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Stephen Plesniak | Line Producer
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Jennifer Sims | Story Supervisor