Lewis Hamilton has captured hearts with his F1 film featuring Brad Pitt, which launched last month and quickly grossed around $600 million. This achievement marks it as Pitt’s most significant success to date. Despite the film’s overall success and intriguing production journey, Pitt candidly shared one element he didn’t particularly enjoy during filming.
The crew got exclusive access to shoot F1 races and coverage during the active racing season, making it an incredible opportunity. However, the challenges of the process included Pitt’s aversion to the racing simulator experience.
Pitt noted that while F1 teams utilize advanced racing simulators, they reminded him more of video games rather than real-life racing scenarios. Being not too keen on gaming, he struggled with the simulator training preparation essential for real-world racing. He openly expressed his distaste for this part of the role.
However, Pitt remarked on the significant privilege his team had throughout the making of the film. He managed to limit his time on the simulator and found personal, independent methods to prepare himself for his character rather effectively, focusing less on extensive simulator hours.
“You know, the simulators are just like the video game simulators. I didn’t like them that much, but we got spoiled, though, you know what I mean. So I didn’t spend a lot of time in that.”
Brad Pitt on the Beyond the Grid podcast
Entering the Challenge for the Las Vegas GP
While some racetracks allowed less practice time on simulators, preparing for the Las Vegas GP definitely required effort and practice. Pitt recounted filming scenes amidst less preparation time, making that experience even more thrilling.
In fact, the crew managed only ten minutes for shooting before the race began at Las Vegas GP. With minimal sim training and adverse weather conditions hitting the race day, Pitt called this experience an adventure,’ especially under the cold and damp circumstances.
“We had to for Vegas because we weren’t going to get any practice time, and they were putting us out on the track, and we had a 10 minute window, and we’d never been. It’s late at night, and it’s cold, it’s wet, and this is coming from a tourist man! It’s an adventure.”
Brad Pitt reflected
The grand success of the F1 film stems from the formidable contributions of Lewis Hamilton and the dedicated filming team. As a bonus, the directors hinted at a possible sequel to this motorsports masterpiece, while Hamilton has extensive future projects in the pipeline.
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