“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 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 massive display screen 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 obtained to see what it takes to make a characteristic movie, and the others additionally discovered loads, as everyone seems to be now extra conversant in Method 1.”

“I’ve at all times cherished cinema and storytelling, and I’ve cherished this sport since I used to be 5. So once I had the prospect to talk with Joe Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer in regards to the mission, I felt like the 2 worlds I’m keen about have been coming collectively,” added the Brit. “I keep in mind that initially 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 number of the early casting. From these first conversations to seeing all of it take form, it’s been a improbable 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 positively see that authenticity come by means of within the film,” the seven-time world champion identified.

“The footage we shot throughout actual races shall be built-in into the movie and enhanced with digital methods to put the fictional groups’ automobiles into precise Grand Prix footage, making it really feel really lifelike 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 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 Prime 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 spite of everything his accolades and success. He’s so keen 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 completely different from every other racing film in historical past.

The Brit mentioned: “Expertise improvement. Digicam 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 group and our director of images, Claudio Miranda, along with Apple, took it to a different stage.”

“They developed a digital camera system that’s really completely different—way more superior than what you see throughout a race weekend broadcast,” he added. “The footage is way rawer, so while 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 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 superb,” defined the seven-time world champion.

“I keep in mind we have been each at Silverstone, at Copse, and I used to be displaying him the issues I have a look at when coming into a nook, and we have been speaking about how drivers are elite athletes, and the way there’s a lot occurring in racing that folks 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 excited by that stage of perception, so he may 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 loads to Sonny’s character—not simply as a driver, but in addition in how he helps an rising, underdog rival.”

“For drivers, teamwork is necessary, however in the end each different driver on monitor is a rival—even your teammate. So there’s a superb 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 truly drove the automobiles 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 advised individuals how laborious racing is—they usually’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 data, the bodily affect, the brake energy, the G-forces…”

“I feel it was actually necessary for them, as a result of you may’t faux that. If you happen to haven’t skilled it, you may’t think about it. By driving these automobiles—they usually each did a wonderful 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 screen.

The seven-time Method 1 world champion mentioned: “Going from a remedy to a full script, engaged on it, then shifting on to digital camera improvement, going by means of the entire course of and now seeing it on the massive display screen… 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 pace 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 the 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 certainly one of our automobiles. I actually can’t wait,” the Brit concluded.

Jun 17, 2025Elena Rossi

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