“An incredible expertise, I can’t wait for everybody to see it!”

With the discharge of “F1 the Film” approaching on June 25, Lewis Hamilton mentioned he can’t wait for everybody to see it. The seven-time world champion is producing the movie alongside Brad Pitt and Jerry Bruckheimer.

Final evening, the movie premiered in New York, with all of the grid’s drivers, workforce principals, and the actors concerned within the challenge strolling the pink carpet.

Throughout an interview, Hamilton spoke about his working relationship with Brad Pitt, the educational journey, and why he believes this would be the “most genuine racing movie ever made.”

Lewis Hamilton’s phrases
He first spoke about how he took on the function of producer in “F1 the Film” and what it means to him to carry F1 to the massive display like by no means earlier than.

Lewis Hamilton mentioned: “Being concerned on this challenge as a producer has been an unbelievable studying expertise for me. I obtained to see what it takes to make a function movie, and the others additionally discovered loads, as everyone seems to be now extra conversant in Formulation 1.”

“I’ve all the time beloved cinema and storytelling, and I’ve beloved this sport since I used to be 5. So once I had the possibility to talk with Joe Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer in regards to the challenge, I felt like the 2 worlds I’m captivated with had been coming collectively,” added the Brit. “I keep in mind that at first of the challenge I met Brad [Pitt] and reviewed the script, took half in conferences with the Apple and Formulation 1 groups, and was concerned in among the early casting. From these first conversations to seeing all of it take form, it’s been a implausible expertise, and I can’t wait for everybody to see it.”

Essentially the most genuine racing movie
He then defined why this would be the most genuine racing movie ever made.

“The entry we needed to Formulation 1 was utterly unprecedented. We even filmed throughout race weekends with the movie’s eleventh workforce, APXGP, and also you’ll positively see that authenticity come by within the film,” the seven-time world champion identified.

“The footage we shot throughout actual races might be built-in into the movie and enhanced with digital methods to position the fictional groups’ vehicles into precise Grand Prix footage, making it really feel really real looking for followers of the game.”

“They actually appreciated my insights, even on the smallest particulars—just like the sounds a automotive makes in sure components of the observe, or how a crash would possibly occur. That’s precisely what Joe [Kosinski] and Jerry [Bruckheimer] wished from the beginning: to create probably the most genuine racing movie ever made,” Lewis Hamilton concluded.

Working with administrators and producers
Director Joe Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer reached new cinematic heights with Prime Gun: Maverick. For Lewis Hamilton, it was inspiring to work with them and see them carry all their experience to this movie.

“I grew up seeing Jerry’s identify on film screens—he’s a real legend—so lastly being in the identical room and dealing with him was an enormous honor,” he mentioned. “He’s nonetheless so enthusiastic, even in any case his accolades and success. He’s so captivated with what he does, and it was actually inspiring to look at. I used to be additionally actually impressed by Joe—his focus, his concepts, his eye for capturing issues.”

He was then requested what improvements he witnessed that made this movie completely different from another racing film in historical past.

The Brit mentioned: “Expertise growth. Digital camera placement. A few of what they utilized in Prime Gun: Maverick with the fighter jets—Joe introduced a few of that tech into this movie. His workforce and our director of pictures, Claudio Miranda, along with Apple, took it to a different degree.”

“They developed a digicam system that’s really completely different—far more superior than what you see throughout a race weekend broadcast,” he added. “The footage is far rawer, so once you watch it, you actually really feel such as you’re within the automotive, going at unbelievable speeds.”

Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton additionally shared what it was like working with Brad Pitt on “F1 the Film.”

“I by no means imagined I’d work with Brad Pitt. I’m an enormous fan of his movies, and I feel the primary time I met him was in Jerry’s workplace on Zoom, which was fairly loopy. However then we had been on observe collectively, and I found how passionate he’s about motorsports—particularly bikes—and I noticed the pure expertise he had behind the wheel. It was actually superb,” defined the seven-time world champion.

“I keep in mind we had been each at Silverstone, at Copse, and I used to be exhibiting him the issues I take a look at when coming into a nook, and we had been speaking about how drivers are elite athletes, and the way there’s a lot happening in racing that individuals don’t see. The G-forces and the whole lot our our bodies undergo, the rigorous coaching we just do to compete,” the Ferrari driver continued. “He was actually all in favour of that degree of perception, so he may carry most authenticity to his function.”

The function of Sonny Hayes
Based on the Ferrari driver, Brad Pitt completely embodies the function of Sonny Hayes. He commented: “I feel he did a rare job. He introduced loads to Sonny’s character—not simply as a driver, but additionally in how he helps an rising, underdog rival.”

“For drivers, teamwork is necessary, however in the end each different driver on observe is a rival—even your teammate. So there’s a high quality line, and I feel you may actually see how that dynamic unfolds between the characters performed by Brad and Damson [Idris].”

The authenticity of the movie
A part of the movie’s authenticity lies in the truth that Brad Pitt and Damson Idris really drove the vehicles in actual races. This was key to creating the film.

Lewis Hamilton mentioned: “I feel having Brad and Damson really drive was essential to the story’s authenticity as a result of, all through my profession, I’ve advised individuals how arduous racing is—and so they’d ask me issues like, ‘How a lot weight do you lose?’ ‘What sort of bruises do you get after a race?’ or ‘Wait, there’s no air-con within the automotive?’”

“It’s tremendous demanding. And sure, we will lose as much as 4.5 kilos throughout a race. So I feel it was necessary for these two actors to face the psychological challenges that we drivers undergo—the pace at which we course of info, the bodily influence, the brake energy, the G-forces…”

“I feel it was actually necessary for them, as a result of you may’t pretend that. When you haven’t skilled it, you may’t think about it. By driving these vehicles—and so they each did a superb job—I consider they honestly understood what it means to be a driver, and that’s what comes throughout within the movie,” he concluded.

What it means to Lewis Hamilton
Lastly, he was requested what it means to him to know that audiences will lastly see the movie he produced on the massive display.

The seven-time Formulation 1 world champion mentioned: “Going from a remedy to a full script, engaged on it, then shifting on to digicam growth, going by the entire course of and now seeing it on the massive display… it’s unbelievable. I can’t wait to see the viewers’s reactions and listen to the way it made them really feel.”

“There’s a lot authenticity, and you actually really feel the pace and the competitors between the drivers—their starvation to win. It looks like the whole lot is at stake. There are solely 20 of us on the planet who race in Formulation 1, and this may enable everybody to expertise that and really feel the fun of being behind the wheel of one in every of our vehicles. I actually can’t wait,” the Brit concluded.

Jun 17, 2025Elena Rossi

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