一直以来,尼基(丹尼尔·布鲁赫 Daniel Brühl 饰)和詹姆斯(克里斯·海姆斯沃斯 Chris Hemsworth 饰)都是针锋相对的死对头。尼基认真严肃,对赛车的职业十分尊重,詹姆斯喜欢铤而走险,将赛车作为自己寻花问柳的筹码,虽然两人有着截然不同的个性,但他们之间的较量却从未停止过。 为了改变自己不够成熟的性格,詹姆斯和偶然遇见的名模苏西(奥利维亚·王尔德 Olivia Wilde 饰)结婚了,尼基亦找到了自己的一生挚爱并且加入了法拉利车队,而此时生活已经走上了下坡路的詹姆斯则加入了麦克拉伦车队,一对冤家再次站在了人生的战场之上。一次比赛中,天降大雨,尼基出了车祸身受重伤,詹姆斯因此夺得了冠军。可是,尼基并没有因此而放弃,在极短的时间内,尽管受到了众人的制止,但他依然毅然地回到了赛场上。Set against the sexy, glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of a great sporting rivalry between handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth), and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda (Bruhl). The story follows their distinctly different personal styles on and off the track, their loves and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error: if you make a mistake, you die.