FIRST IMAGES: Brad Pitt suited and booted on F1 starting grid
Brad Pitt s𒀰cene being filmed “walking to the cars”
— Thomas Maher (@thomasmaheronf1)
Brad Pitt and Damson Idris join for the national ant𒆙hem:
— Adam Cooper (@adamcooperF1)
Brad Pitt is suited and booted for his ru🔴n on track
— WTF1 (@wtf1official)
And here are the movie cars all kitted out with cameras to film the first part of the formation꧅ la💦p:
— Adam Cooper (@adamcooperF1)
In case you forgot, APXGP [filming] will later be on the grid today, but Brad Pitt or Damson Idris will NOT take part in the formation lap.
— Fastest Pitstop (@FastestPitStop)
Looks like Damson is ready for it though
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The Hollywood superstar w💖as the🧸 21st driver in a pre-race starting grid at Silverstone, as part of his upcoming Formula 1 movie.
Lewis Hamilton is a co-produ🔯cer 🎉of the movie which doesn’t have a title yet.
Pitt, 59, whose character is called Sonny Hayes, has been behind the wh🧸eel of his APXGP - which is, in reality, anဣ F2 car modified by Mercedes to look like a modern F1 car.
No footage of Pitt iꩲn his APXGP car was broadcast via Sky Sports or Channel 4, to keep a degree of secrecy f🎃or the movie.
Pitt's car is 🐼an F2 machine which Mercedes helped to resemble a modern Formula 1 car.
🦋The actor has driven it on the Silverstone track over the British Grand Prix weekend, using th🍷e live crowd as extras in the movie.
♐James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, 👍to football, to F1.
