SILVERSTONE, England: Brad Pitt's Hollywood treatment of Formula One will take the sport's already surging popularity to another level, seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton predicted on Thursday (Jul 5). The actor's as-yet untitled movie is being filmed at Silverstone this weekend during the British G
SILVERSTONE, England: Brad Pitt's Hollywood treatment of Formula One will take the sport's already surging popularity to another level, seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton predicted on Thursday .
The movie cars are also set to feature on the grid, without driving a formation lap, and be on track in between the sessions."We’ve already seen the great work and impact of the Netflix show and I think this will take it to new heights beyond that," Hamilton, who has been advising as a co-producer, told reporters.
The oldest current F1 driver is Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso at 41 and Pitt, who plays a driver coming out of retirement to race an up-and-coming rookie, is 59 in real life."Brad looks like he’s ageing backwards. He looks great for his age," said the Briton. Pitt will drive a modified F2 car and Hamilton said he had watched the actor get some laps under his belt, recently at Silverstone and before that at a track in Los Angeles, and been impressed."We did do a day together at a track in LA and for someone that hasn’t raced he’s definitely already got a keen eye.
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