“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 night time, 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 convey F1 to the massive display screen like by no means earlier than.

Lewis Hamilton stated: “Being concerned on this undertaking 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 quite a bit, as everyone seems to be now extra accustomed to System 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 prospect 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 do not forget that at the beginning of the undertaking I met Brad [Pitt] and reviewed the script, took half in conferences with the Apple and System 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 unbelievable 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 System 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 might 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 really life like 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 High Gun: Maverick. For Lewis Hamilton, it was inspiring to work with them and see them convey 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 spite of everything his accolades and success. He’s so enthusiastic about 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 every other racing film in historical past.

The Brit stated: “Know-how growth. Digicam 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 degree.”

“They developed a digital camera system that’s really completely different—rather 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 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 wonderful,” 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 take 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 pieces our our bodies undergo, the rigorous coaching we just do to compete,” the Ferrari driver continued. “He was actually enthusiastic about that degree of perception, so he might convey 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 feel he did a rare job. He introduced quite a bit 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 in the end each different driver on monitor is a rival—even your teammate. So there’s a wonderful line, and I feel 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 vehicles 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 informed 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 are able to 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 influence, the brake energy, the G-forces…”

“I feel 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 vehicles—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 massive display screen.

The seven-time System 1 world champion stated: “Going from a remedy 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 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 pieces is at stake. There are solely 20 of us on this planet who race in System 1, and it will permit 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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