5 Things Ford V Ferrari Got Right And 5 Things They Got Wrong

Ford V Ferrari Didn't Get Everything On Point...
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Ford v Ferrari raced its way to the top of the box office and has been granted a whole slew of awards buzz, largely thanks to the performance of Christian Bale as driver Ken Miles. The film is about the Ford Motor Company’s ambitious plan to beat Ferrari at the prestigious 24 Hours at Le Mans race. The film chronicles the trials and tribulations Caroll Shelby, played by Matt Damon, and Miles had to face while building a new car from the ground up with the intent of beating one of the fastest and most awarded teams in Europe.

Despite being pretty accurate, the movie does take some liberties with certain events and characters in order to streamline things or to create conflict for the plot. The biggest change is how antagonistic Ford was towards Ken Miles. It got so bad in the movie that Damon’s Shelby actually bet his career on Miles, but in real life, Ford weren’t that aggressive towards him, despite not being a fan of the driver.

Changes with how Ford tries to win over Ferarri were altered and the manner of Ken Miles’ passing were altered but the film got plenty right. This includes team Ford using replaceable breaks during Le Mans 1966 and Ken Miles getting second place in the race due to a technicality. Some characters are absent in the movie but the conflict associated with them does carry over to the narrative. All in all, this is a movie that does a surprisingly good job at making sure it’s accurate to the characters and events while also remembering that it’s a movie and needs to entertain the audience as well as inform it.

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