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Apple’s Secret F1 Camera Is Now Inside Your iPhone

What happens when Cupertino engineers meet FIA regulations?

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Vincenzo Landino
Jun 21, 2025
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Welcome to Business of Speed’s Saturday edition of The Fast and The Curious.

With the F1 Movie release date fast approaching, I thought it was a good time to dive into the world of tech used to make the film.

We know that over the years, Formula 1 innovations have trickled down into the cars we drive every day, as well as into various other fields, including pediatric surgery, supermarket refrigeration, air traffic control, and even toothpaste.

Another remarkable innovation happened during the filming of the F1 Movie with Apple, which most people never even noticed. However, if you have an iPhone 15 Pro or later device, you have access to some of the same technology used to film parts of the F1 Movie.

You no longer have permission to say you don’t have the right camera in your pocket.

Let’s dive in…

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