The rumours about Brad Pitt’s F1 film - what’s true and what’s false?
Will Brad Pitt drive a Mercedes?
The car used in the movie will be made by Mer🐼cedes, yes.
“Mercedes have adapted an F2 car,”💧 Sky’s Ted Kravitz said. “They helped put the extra F1-style bodywork on it.
“So, essentially, it’s a Mercedes F2 car dressed ♐up in a movie-style to make it look like an F1 car.”
Will Brad Pitt drive in real F1 sessions?
No. Definitely not.
Firstly, he obviously doesn’t have 🦄a licence and it would be impossible on safety grounds.
🐈However, he𒁃 will drive at genuine F1 weekends for filming.
“They will start doing it at circuits,” 💦Kravitz said. “No🌳t at a live lap, because they will be the only ones on track.”
He has already filmed at the Paul Ricard circuit, Frenꦬch media report.
Will Brad Pitt drive at F1 British Grand Prix?
Yes, that’s the🌃 plan. But on his own, with nobody else on track, at some ☂point during the weekend.
The purpose is to make use of a genuine crow꧒d and atmosphere.
“If yo𒐪u’re in the background at Silve💛rstone, then wave and you’ll be in the movie,” joked Kravitz.
What is Lewis Hamilton’s role?
He is the co-producer of the movie and said: “I'm focused right now on making sure the scr🍰ipt is where it needs to be.
“So that's where all the time currently is going. It is making sure we'ꦇve got a really great and diverse cast.
“It is [di♕rector Joe Kosinski]'s focus to make sure that we're as embedded into this sport as possible, and it's current.
“And for me, it's to make sure that it's authentic and that all of you and racin꧒g fans see its authenticity and say this is believable.
“We also want to have a view of racing from a different perspective than you might see on TV and ཧgenerally just a really cool sport.
“So, I'm spending a lot of time right now helping Joe and the team get the script right, and that's an amazing process. I'm really enjoyi✅ng it.”
What is the movie called?
There is still no title.
We reckon it should be called ‘Pitt Stop’...
Who else is involved it the film?
Joseph Kosi꧒nski, the director behind ‘Top Gun: Mave🍰rick’, is directing this too.
Apple have bought the rights to show the film in a deal worth a repꦫorte🦩d £125m.
What is the storyline?
It rem💙ains unconfirmed but, reportedly, Pitt’s character will be ageing racer who comes out of retirement for one last shot at glory.
Who are the other actors?
Damson Idris⛄ will play Pitt’s co-star, according to , but this is also unconfirmed.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering every♏thing from American sports, to football, to F1.
