F1 unveil first official pictures of Brad Pitt in his racing suit
Brad Pitt and hi﷽s co-star Damson𒁃 Idris joined the starting grid at Silverstone alongside the 20 F1 drivers, to film a scene for their upcoming Formula 1 movie.
Welcome to the grid, APXGP
— Formula 1 (@F1)
They stood alongside 🍸the drivers for the national anthem, dressed in their racing suits representing the fictional APXGP team.
Hollywood superstar Pitt had previously driven a car around the Silverstone track to shoot a scene for the movie. The car was an F2 machine, whi🎶ch Mercedes assisted to resemble a modern F1 car.
Their APXGP team had theꩲir own fictional garage in the Silverstone paddock, as the entire F♓1 world became extras in the movie.
The movie, which Lewis Hamilton co-produces, is still untitleꦫd but will be released by Apple TV.
The storyline is the comeback of an ageing, legendary driver (Sonny Hayes, playe🔯d by Pitt) for☂ an underperforming F1 team.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decadeꦦ covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
