How good is Brad Pitt at driving? Lewis Hamilton reveals all ahead of F1 track debut at British Grand Prix
As🐟 part of a new, upcoming F1 🔜movie, Pitt will get behind the wheel of a modified F2-style car at Silverstone this weekend, with the scenes featured in the film..
The shoot will take place throughout the weekend while there’s genuine F1 action takiꦺng plaꦿce.
Pitt is expected to run between sessions, and theܫ schedule for the actual ꦬgrand prix is not expected to be affected.
The 59-year-old, who will play ‘Son൲ny Hayes’ in the film, has his own pit garage at Silverstone, meaning there’s 11th teams present - tec𝓰hnically - for the British GP.
Hamilton has been heavily i♏nvolved in the development of it, so it was no surprise the line of questioning in the FIA press conference was focused around the film.
The Mercedes driver revealed that the pair did a track day in Las Angeles earlier this year, and Ha🃏milton even offered some praise for the American.
“I was just watching on the wall so I didn’t know,” Hamilton said. |He was just going by flat out! We did do a day together at a track in LA, and for someone who has🧸n’t racedဣ he’s definitely got a keen eye.
“He loves watcꦕhing Mo🌠toGP so he’s always been a racing enthusiast. He already had a knack for the lines and he was fully on it which was good to see.”
Hamilton dismissed any fears that Pitt - at 59 - is too old to play the role given that the character in the stor🌳y is a retired racer coming back to F1.
“Well firstly, Brad looks like he’s ageing backwards - he looks great for his age,” he added. “Of course that was a big topic at the beginning when we were discussing the first story. But he’s super fit, he’s been training, and at the end o𝔍f the day it’s a movie so there will be a Hollywood element to it that will make it believable.&nജbsp;
“Brad’s such an iconic actor, he’s always done such an incredible job, so I can’t tell you how excited I am to have Brad Pitt in a Formula 1 movie, it’s incredible. So I think he’s💯 going to do a great job.”
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