Brad Pitt wore a white racing suit and mingled with real Formula 1 drivers while filming his new movie at England’s Silverstone circuit on Sunday
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Brad Pitt and Damson Idris film their new Formula 1 film Apple Studios
Brad Pitt is in charge!
The actor, 59, wore a racing suit and rode the grid with real Formula One (F1) drivers to film his new film at the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
Along with his co-star Damson Idris, Pitt, who was cast as a veteran F1 driver in the film, wore a white and black racing suit with the logo of their fictional APXGP team.
“Welcome to the grid, APXGP đź‘€#F1,” wrote the official Formula 1 Instagram account alongside a series of snapshots of the fictional team on the grid – with Pitt and Idris, 31, alongside drivers including current F1 world champion Max Verstappen and Ferarri’s Carlos Sainz.
Pitt was also filmed driving on the track for the film and admitted he felt “a little dizzy” after the adrenaline-filled drive in front of 140,000 racing fans at Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, about 70 miles north of London.
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Pitt and Idris filmed with professional riders including current world champion Max Verstappen
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“I have to say it’s great to be here,” Pitt told Sky Sports F1 presenter Martin Brundle after his lap in a modified Formula 2 car. “We just have such a laugh, such a laugh, the time of my life.”
“Listen, everything has been great, I mean the atmosphere is amazing, just to be able to be a part of it in this way and to be able to tell our story, everyone has been really cool with us. All the teams have opened their doors for us. doors.
“It’s going to be really good,” he added of the film. “I’m going to stay here until they fire me because I love it. I think it’s every guy’s dream.
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Pitt and Idris wore white and black racing suits for the fictional APXGP team
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Pitt then talked about the film’s premise. “I would be a guy who raced in the 90s,” he said. “He has a horrible accident and kind of shit and disappears and then he races in other disciplines.”
“Then his friend, played by Javier Bardem, is the owner of the team. They are the last place team, they are 21, 22 on the grid, they have never scored a point and they have a young phenom played by Damson Idris and he brings me on like some kind of Hail Mary and the hijinks are rockin’ tell you what’s amazing about it you’ll see the cameras popping out all over the car the shots that you’ve never seen speed, you’ve never seen G-forces like this, it’s really, really exciting.
The big court star also revealed that he had never driven a race car on a track before and only ridden bikes. “I’ve spent the last 20 years on bikes on the track, so it’s helped me a lot,” he said, adding that it was “really humbling” to have some riders show him the way on the track. .
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The fictional team also filmed at the track
“I don’t know if you can call mine a hot lap, I call it kind of a hot lap,” he laughed at his driving skills. “I did a few laps involuntarily in the grass, it was so high.”
When asked if he had “hit anything hard yet,” Pitt laughed, “No, just my ego.
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“For us, I mean for all the wheelchair experts out there, you gotta give us some breathing room. If you see any spin-outs or anything that looks like a stall, that’s by design!
Continuing to reveal his newfound respect for F1 drivers through filming, he added: “As a civilian I had no idea what it takes to be a driver, the aggressiveness and the dexterity. They are incredible athletes. I have so much respect for everyone in every class.
According to BBC News, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is one of the producers of the untitled Apple Studios film. The film is also made in collaboration with F1, which gave them privileged access to professional circuits and drivers.
The British Grand Prix was a star affair, with celebrities including Florence Pugh, Liam Payne, Geri Horner, Cara Delevingne, Paris Hilton and Damian Lewis.
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