Lewin Hamilton was impressed by Brad Pitt’s driving skills during the F1 filming.
Speaking with People Magazine, F1 director Joseph Kosinski revealed Formula One pro Lewis’ reaction to Brad’s driving.
He said, “I had Lewis Hamilton drive with Brad right at the beginning to kind of see his level of skill.”
“And Lewis was really impressed that Brad kind of had that talent right out of the gate,” the director and co-producer added.
Joseph added about Brad and co-star Damson Idris that they “both trained for four months” adding, “really intense training to get up to the level they needed to shoot this movie.”
He also added about Brad’s driving that “We had the best drivers in the world around him, training him. He had been on the simulator. So we did everything the right way. We were in [a Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile]-approved car — this wasn’t a movie car. This is a real race car with the safety cell and everything,” he explains. “So we were doing it the right way.”
“But still, yeah, there’s a point where you’re like, ‘This is really intense,'” he added about Brad Pitt, who plays the role of a retired racer who returns to Formula One.
F1 is scheduled to release on June 27, 2025.
