“A tremendous expertise, I can’t wait for everybody to see it!”

With the discharge of “F1 the Film” approaching on June 25, Lewis Hamilton stated 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 venture strolling the purple 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 large display screen like by no means earlier than.

Lewis Hamilton stated: “Being concerned on this venture 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 realized so much, as everyone seems to be now extra aware of Formulation 1.”

“I’ve at all times liked cinema and storytelling, and I’ve liked this sport since I used to be 5. So after I had the prospect to talk with Joe Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer in regards to the venture, I felt like the 2 worlds I’m obsessed with have been coming collectively,” added the Brit. “I do not forget that firstly of the venture 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 incredible 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 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 shall 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 actually lifelike 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 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 stated. “He’s nonetheless so enthusiastic, even in any case his accolades and success. He’s so obsessed with 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 stated: “Know-how improvement. 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 pictures, Claudio Miranda, along with Apple, took it to a different stage.”

“They developed a digicam 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 once 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 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 bear in mind we have 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 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 every little thing our our bodies undergo, the rigorous coaching we just do to compete,” the Ferrari driver continued. “He was actually occupied with that stage of perception, so he might deliver 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 unprecedented job. He introduced so much 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 wonderful 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 automobiles in actual races. This was key to creating the film.

Lewis Hamilton stated: “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 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 automobile?’”

“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 pace at which we course of data, the bodily impression, the brake energy, the G-forces…”

“I feel it was actually vital for them, as a result of you possibly can’t faux that. When you haven’t skilled it, you possibly can’t think about it. By driving these automobiles—and so they each did a superb job—I imagine 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 large display screen.

The seven-time Formulation 1 world champion stated: “Going from a therapy to a full script, engaged on it, then shifting on to digicam improvement, going by means of the entire course of and now seeing it on the large 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 every little thing is at stake. There are solely 20 of us on this planet who race in Formulation 1, and it will enable everybody to expertise that and really feel the joys 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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