Featured Image Credit: F1
Topics: Formula 1, Motorsport, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Max Verstappen
Luke Davies
Topics: Formula 1, Motorsport, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Max Verstappen
The highly-anticipated F1 film will be released to UK audiences on June 25 and fans will catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt alongside their favourite drivers – but not everyone made the cut.
Pitt, 61, plays a character named Sonny Hayes, who was once one of the best drivers in F1 before he was involved in a horrific crash, which saw his life take a negative turn.
However, 30 years on, he gets called up to a failing F1 team who beg him to return to action at the top of the sport.
Advert
The storyline takes Hayes to all four corners of the globe as he competes in various F1 Grand Prix events.
For now, we’ll leave the plot there as we know some of you will not want the film spoiled before you’ve even had the chance to watch it.
But what we can tell you is which real-life F1 drivers make an appearance during the movie.
Advert
Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hulkenberg, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Logan Sargeant, Alex Albon, Zhou Guanyu, Valtteri Bottas, Yuki Tsunoda, Nyck de Vries, Daniel Ricciardo, Liam Lawson and Max Verstappen all feature, but five drivers missed out.
The unlucky drivers were this season’s rookies – Franco Colapinto, Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Gabriel Bortoleto and Oliver Bearman – who were not part of the cohort of drivers when the filming took place during 2023 and 2024 Grand Prix weekends.
Speaking at New York’s premiere of the film earlier this week, Pitt praised the drivers’ participation in the movie.
“The teams and the drivers, everyone opened their doors for us and [they] are a big part of this movie,” Pitt said via F1.com.
Advert
“The hardest thing was to develop a story,” he added.
“The sport is so revered and there’s so many people that are quite knowledgeable about it, and then there’s so many people who haven’t seen it yet.
“And to try to thread this needle where we’re not dumbing it down to those in the know, but it’s an invitation and explanation for those who have not been around this sport before, was really the most difficult thing of it all, and I think we did a pretty damn good job.”