Newly arrived at Ferrari after a decade at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton must also take care of another colossal project. The seven-time world champion is co-producer of the F1 film, with Brad Pitt in the lead role. The famous 61-year-old actor also spoke behind the scenes of the filming of the cinematographic work.
Lewis Hamilton has a lot to deal with right now. Just arrived at Ferrari after more than a decade spent at Mercedesthe seven-time world champion must also take care of a colossal project with Brad Pitt. The Briton is co-producer of the film F1directed by Joe Kosinski. The work tells the story of Sonny Hayes – played by the famous 61-year-old actor – who comes out of retirement to take Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) under his wing within the fictitious stable APX GP. Brad Pitt also spoke behind the scenes of this film.
“It’s really cool”
« Cars? We have four. We have a fifth, just for the visual aspect, and a sixth which is an electric car that we will use for pit stops. It’s interesting. You know, teams always push cars in practice. They are talking about adopting an electric car for this type of training. It’s really cool » he first confided in comments reported by NextGen-Auto.
Joe Kosinski wants to ‘make the most authentic racing film yet’
« Joe Kosinski, our director, had one idea in mind, put actors in the car, immerse us in the race weekends and make the most authentic racing film to date. And I think we did it. I dare say it, I think we did it » then added Brad Pitt. The film is scheduled for release in June 2025. Lewis Hamiltonvery meticulous within the project, is certainly looking forward to seeing it broadcast on the big screen.
