Lewis Hamilton makes stance clear on Brad Pitt after filming scenes together for F1 film
Lewis Hamilton has revealed Brad Pitt was a natural driver after filming scenes with the Hollywood star for next year's 'F1' film
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Lewis Hamilton has revealed Brad Pitt was a natural driver after filming scenes with the Hollywood star for next year's 'F1' film.
The movie, starring Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem, is expected to be a huge hit when it comes out in July.
Helmed by Joseph Kosinski, who directed 2022's Top Gun: Maverick, it is set to take the box office by storm due to the big names involved.
One of those is Hamilton, who previously turned down the chance to be in Top Gun - a decision he says he 'regrets'.
Lewis Hamilton has revealed Brad Pitt was a natural driver after filming scenes with the Hollywood star for next year's 'F1' film
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In a recent interview with Esquire, Hamilton was asked whether he saw Pitt's driving for the upcoming title.
And the 39-year-old revealed he was impressed by how the American did, saying he has it in his 'DNA'.
"Yeah. We went to a track in L.A. I took him out and sat in the passenger seat, and he drove," said the Stevenage-born racer.
"I used to be a driving coach when I was younger. It was a way of making some money part time whilst I was racing.
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"So I’ve sat with God knows how many non-racing drivers. You can tell immediately the good ones, the bad ones.
"Straight away he was on it. You could tell he has it. He has it in his DNA. He’s just not been able to hone in on it like we have. But he’s got big potential."
Hamilton was then asked if Pitt can give a 'realistic performance'.
The seven-time F1 champion added: "Yeah, but I think obviously it takes time. Ultimately, the story of a fifty-odd-year-old jumping into the season and fighting against us youngsters—it’s just not the done thing.
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"But then there’s discussing: How would you go about doing that? How much training would you have to do in order to really be able to come back and fight and react in the same way?
"Yeah, there’s a lot of detail that went into it."
Hamilton also admitted to calling 'b******t' on certain elements of the film having been granted access to the script.
He revealed: "Ehren [Kruger, the screenwriter] basically did a ton of research, watched a lot of races, came to a bunch of races, and then went away and wrote up a script.
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"But we would sit and talk about what racing is about. Then once he wrote the script, I would sit with him and call b******t, basically, on the things that don’t seem real and are not what F1 is about and try to make sure that it’s as authentic as possible.
"Then at the same time, I started a production company, so I’m a producer with these guys.
"I’ve been able to be involved in all areas—so making sure the cast is diverse, making sure we’ve got a woman in a pit stop, which we never, ever had at the actual track.
"Hans Zimmer was someone I wanted to have doing the [music for the] movie, so we have Hans Zimmer. Joe has been amazing at including me in everything."
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On what things he called out, Hamilton continued: "It would just be racing scenarios. Technical jargon engineers would talk.
"But particularly racing scenarios and sequences between overtakes and pit stops and strategies and all those sorts of things.
"There may have been a crash that was like the car hits the wall and flips and lands on the wheels and keeps going, and that doesn’t happen in Formula 1."