Brad Pitt and Damson Idris film their new Apple Studios Formula 1 movie.Photo:Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Brad Pittis in the driving seat!
The actor, 59, sported a racing suit and walked the grid with real-life Formula 1 (F1) drivers to film his new movie at the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
Together with his costarDamson Idris, Pitt, who has been cast as a veteran F1 driver in the film, wore a white and black racing suit with the logo for their fictional team APXGP.
“Welcome to the grid, APXGP 👀#F1,” the official Instagram account for Formula 1 wrote alongside aseries of snapshotsof the fictional team on the grid — with Pitt and Idris, 31, standing alongside drivers including current F1 world championMax Verstappenand Ferarri’s Carlos Sainz.
Pitt was also filmed driving on the track for the movie and admitted he was feeling a “little giddy” after the adrenaline-filled drive in front of 140,000 race fans at the Silverstone race track in Northamptonshire, around 70 miles north of London.
Pitt and Idris filmed with professional drivers including current World Champion Max Verstappen.Dan Mullan/Getty Images
Dan Mullan/Getty Images
“I’ve got to say it’s just great to be here,” Pitttold Sky SportsF1 presenter Martin Brundle after his turn in a modified Formula 2 car. “We’re just having such a laugh, such a laugh, time of my life.”
“Listen, it’s just all been great, I mean the vibe’s amazing, just to get to be a part of it in this way and get to tell our story, everyone has been really cool with us. All the teams have opened the doors for us.”
“It’s going to be really good,” he added of the movie. “I’m gonna be here until they kick me out because I’m loving it. I think it’s every guy’s dream.”
Pitt and Idris wore white and black racing suits for fictional team APXGP.Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Pitt then went on to open up about the premise of the movie. “I would be a guy who raced in the 90s,” he said. “He has a horrible crash and kind of craps out and disappears and then is racing in other disciplines.”
The Big Shortstar also revealed that he’d never driven a racing car on a track before and had only driven bikes. “I’ve spent the last 20 years on bikes on tracks, so that helped a lot,” he said, adding that it was “really humbling” to have some of the drivers showing him the way on the track.
The fictional team also filmed on the track.Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
“I don’t know if you can call mine a hot lap, I call it kind of a warm lap,” he laughed at his driving skills. “I’ve taken a few tours unintentionally through the grass, it’s been such a high.”
Asked if he’d “hit anything hard yet,” Pitt laughed, “No, only my ego.”
“I really wasn’t [nervous[, the guys really prepared me well,” he continued. “There is a couple of corners that I can see the stands but on the straights you have a bit of time to look around, but no I’m really focused on lines and what we’re trying to create in these moments.”
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Going on 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 and the aggression and dexterity. They’re amazing athletes. I’ve got so much respect for everyone out there in all classes.”
According toBBC News, seven-time world championLewis Hamiltonis one of the producers of the untitled Apple Studios film. The flick is also being made in collaboration with F1, which has allowed them special access to racetracks and professional drivers.
The British Grand Prix was a star-studded affair, with celebrities includingFlorence Pugh,Liam Payne,Geri Horner,Cara Delevingne,Paris HiltonandDamian Lewisall in attendance.
source: people.com
