“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, group principals, and the actors concerned within the mission strolling the crimson carpet.

Throughout an interview, Hamilton spoke about his working relationship with Brad Pitt, the training 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 deliver F1 to the massive display like by no means earlier than.

Lewis Hamilton mentioned: “Being concerned on this mission as a producer has been an unimaginable studying expertise for me. I bought to see what it takes to make a characteristic movie, and the others additionally discovered lots, as everyone seems to be now extra aware of Method 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 concerning the mission, I felt like the 2 worlds I’m enthusiastic about had been coming collectively,” added the Brit. “I keep in mind that in the beginning of the mission I met Brad [Pitt] and reviewed the script, took half in conferences with the Apple and Method 1 groups, and was concerned in a few of the early casting. From these first conversations to seeing all of it take form, it’s been a unbelievable 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 Method 1 was fully unprecedented. We even filmed throughout race weekends with the movie’s eleventh group, APXGP, and also you’ll undoubtedly see that authenticity come by means of within the film,” the seven-time world champion identified.

“The footage we shot throughout actual races will likely be built-in into the movie and enhanced with digital strategies to put the fictional groups’ automobiles into precise Grand Prix footage, making it really feel really reasonable for followers of the game.”

“They actually appreciated my insights, even on the smallest particulars—just like the sounds a automobile makes in sure components of the monitor, or how a crash may occur. That’s precisely what Joe [Kosinski] and Jerry [Bruckheimer] needed from the beginning: to create essentially 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 High Gun: Maverick. For Lewis Hamilton, it was inspiring to work with them and see them deliver 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 spite of everything his accolades and success. He’s so enthusiastic about what he does, and it was actually inspiring to observe. 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 totally different from every other racing film in historical past.

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

“They developed a digicam system that’s really totally different—far more superior than what you see throughout a race weekend broadcast,” he added. “The footage is way rawer, so whenever you watch it, you actually really feel such as you’re within the automobile, going at unimaginable 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 believe the primary time I met him was in Jerry’s workplace on Zoom, which was fairly loopy. However then we had been on monitor 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 wonderful,” defined the seven-time world champion.

“I keep in mind we had been each at Silverstone, at Copse, and I used to be displaying 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 all the things our our bodies undergo, the rigorous coaching we just do to compete,” the Ferrari driver continued. “He was actually fascinated with that stage of perception, so he might deliver most authenticity to his function.”

The function of Sonny Hayes
In line with the Ferrari driver, Brad Pitt completely embodies the function of Sonny Hayes. He commented: “I believe he did a rare job. He introduced lots to Sonny’s character—not simply as a driver, but in addition in how he helps an rising, underdog rival.”

“For drivers, teamwork is vital, however finally each different driver on monitor is a rival—even your teammate. So there’s a high-quality line, and I believe you’ll be able to 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 truly drove the automobiles in actual races. This was key to creating the film.

Lewis Hamilton mentioned: “I believe having Brad and Damson truly drive was essential to the story’s authenticity as a result of, all through my profession, I’ve informed folks 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 automobile?’”

“It’s tremendous demanding. And sure, we are able to lose as much as 4.5 kilos throughout a race. So I believe it was vital for these two actors to face the psychological challenges that we drivers undergo—the velocity at which we course of data, the bodily impression, the brake energy, the G-forces…”

“I believe it was actually vital for them, as a result of you’ll be able to’t pretend that. In case you haven’t skilled it, you’ll be able to’t think about it. By driving these automobiles—and so they each did a superb job—I consider they really 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 Method 1 world champion mentioned: “Going from a therapy to a full script, engaged on it, then transferring on to digicam growth, going by means of the entire course of and now seeing it on the massive display… it’s unimaginable. 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 velocity and the competitors between the drivers—their starvation to win. It seems like all the things is at stake. There are solely 20 of us on this planet who race in Method 1, and this may enable everybody to expertise that and really feel the fun of being behind the wheel of one in all our automobiles. I actually can’t wait,” the Brit concluded.

Jun 17, 2025Elena Rossi

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