The Hollywood actor, 60, is filming scenes of him racing an adapted Formula Two car in between practice sessions this weekend for his upcoming Formula One blockbuster, titled F1. Pitt was pictured signing items and taking pictures with fans on Saturday as he arrived before practice session three. He wore a quilted cream jacket over a white T-shirt, with cream tourers and a tartan-patterned cream bucket hat.
The project, which is being co-produced by Sir Lewis Hamilton, will see Pitt play veteran driver Sonny Hayes, who is returning to the F1 grid after a long absence. Pitt and his co-star, British actor Damson Idris – who plays rookie team-mate Joshua Pierce – lined up with 20 competing drivers before last year’s race at Silverstone, and the two are due to be on the grid again before Sunday’s event. Filming for the movie was delayed amid the US actors’ and writers’ strike.
F1 chiefs hope the film – which will be released on June 25 next year – will follow the popularity of Netflix’s Drive To Survive series. A teaser is to be released before Sunday’s race. In the final practice session on Saturday, George Russell battled through the rain to lead Sir Lewis and Lando Norris to a British one-two-three.
Qualifying for Sunday’s 52-lap race starts at 3pm. On Friday night, F1 fans were treated to a performance by grime star Stormzy as part of the weekend’s star-studded music line-up. After performances by DJ Jordss and rapper Ghetts, Stormzy closed the show wi.
