Entering Formula 1® Racing takes you behind the scenes of the team’s journey to its F1 debut. Now available for free on the Fovii app, this approximately 13 minute immersive sports documentary is created by Emmy Award-winning studio TARGO in collaboration with the Audi Revolut F1® Team. It feels like you are being given a VIP tour through some of Audi’s history and F1 preparations, while also meeting some of the drivers.
Audi’s Motorsport Legacy Gives the Story Its Foundation
Before joining the team’s preparations for Formula 1, you are given a brief look at Audi’s motorsport history and trophy wins, including with Michèle Mouton, the only woman to win a World Rally Championship event. Being in the same room with a driver sharing her story immediately sets the tone that the documentary is about the passionate people behind the wheel and behind Audi’s journey, not just the vehicles.
As you learn more about Audi’s story, you visit a few special locations including inside Audi’s secret garage in Germany, where you have an up-close look at their inventory of vehicles from over the decades. While the backstory is only a few minutes, you understand the significance of entering F1 after so many years.
In Switzerland, you meet some key members of the Audi Revolut F1 Team as the vehicle is assembled and then tested just months away from its debut at the Australian Grand Prix. You meet driver Nico Hülkenberg and feel like you are there with driver Gabriel Bortoleto in the driver-in-the-loop simulator. You are even there to take in some of the behind-the-scenes conversations.
Masterful Camera Placement Creates Presence
The TARGO team are masters in immersive documentary storytelling. The choices that director Chloé Rochereuil made around the camera placement give you a seamless feeling of presence throughout the experience, even as you travel between locations. From wide shots to close-ups with the car components, you are consistently positioned where you can best appreciate what’s happening around you as the story unfolds. And, there is just the right amount of time to let you take in the moments from each position.
In some other Immersive Videos, it bothers me when I feel more like I’m simply sitting where the camera was placed as shots unfold. In Entering Formula 1 Racing I feel invited into each scene. When team members are speaking about the journey, it feels like they are speaking to you. And when they are not speaking directly to you, where you are placed makes you feel like an observing member of the team.
Whether you’re an F1 enthusiast, motorsport fan, or simply appreciate great immersive storytelling, I recommend that you experience Entering Formula 1 Racing. It is one of my favorite immersive sports documentaries to date.
