“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, staff principals, and the actors concerned within the undertaking strolling the purple 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 deliver F1 to the large display like by no means earlier than.

Lewis Hamilton mentioned: “Being concerned on this undertaking as a producer has been an unimaginable studying expertise for me. I acquired to see what it takes to make a function movie, and the others additionally realized quite a bit, as everyone seems to be now extra accustomed to Components 1.”

“I’ve all the time liked cinema and storytelling, and I’ve liked this sport since I used to be 5. So once I had the possibility to talk with Joe Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer concerning the undertaking, I felt like the 2 worlds I’m enthusiastic about have been coming collectively,” added the Brit. “I keep in mind that in the beginning of the undertaking I met Brad [Pitt] and reviewed the script, took half in conferences with the Apple and Components 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 implausible expertise, and I can’t wait for everybody to see it.”

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

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

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

“They actually appreciated my insights, even on the smallest particulars—just like the sounds a automotive makes in sure elements of the observe, or how a crash may occur. That’s precisely what Joe [Kosinski] and Jerry [Bruckheimer] wished 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 title 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 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 another racing film in historical past.

The Brit mentioned: “Know-how 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 staff and our director of images, Claudio Miranda, along with Apple, took it to a different stage.”

“They developed a digital camera system that’s actually totally different—way more superior than what you see throughout a race weekend broadcast,” he added. “The footage is far rawer, so if you watch it, you actually really feel such as you’re within the automotive, 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 feel the primary time I met him was in Jerry’s workplace on Zoom, which was fairly loopy. However then we have 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 have been each at Silverstone, at Copse, and I used to be exhibiting him the issues I have a look at when getting into a nook, and we have 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 do exactly to compete,” the Ferrari driver continued. “He was actually concerned about that stage of perception, so he might deliver most authenticity to his function.”

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

“For drivers, teamwork is vital, however finally each different driver on observe is a rival—even your teammate. So there’s a fantastic line, and I feel you possibly can 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 vehicles in actual races. This was key to creating the film.

Lewis Hamilton mentioned: “I feel having Brad and Damson truly drive was essential to the story’s authenticity as a result of, all through my profession, I’ve instructed folks how exhausting 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 vital for these two actors to face the psychological challenges that we drivers undergo—the velocity at which we course of data, the bodily influence, the brake energy, the G-forces…”

“I feel it was actually vital for them, as a result of you possibly can’t pretend that. Should you haven’t skilled it, you possibly can’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 large display.

The seven-time Components 1 world champion mentioned: “Going from a therapy to a full script, engaged on it, then shifting on to digital camera growth, going by means of the entire course of and now seeing it on the large 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 appears like all the things is at stake. There are solely 20 of us on this planet who race in Components 1, and this may permit everybody to expertise that and really feel the fun of being behind the wheel of one among our vehicles. I actually can’t wait,” the Brit concluded.

Jun 17, 2025Elena Rossi

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