Overview

• Damson Idris accidentally spat in Brad Pitt’s face during a filmed "rageful" scene, which Pitt shrugged off and carried on seamlessly.
• Both leads performed their own driving, covering more than 6,000 miles in cars adapted from Formula Two to resemble F1 machinery and reaching speeds up to 180 mph.
• RacingNews365 reports that Pitt took the wheel of McLaren’s 2023 MCL60 at the Circuit of the Americas, marking his unofficial Formula One debut.
• Developed over two years by Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer with Lewis Hamilton advising, the production was embedded in actual F1 weekends complete with its own pit garage and team uniforms.
• Early reviews praise the film’s authentic racing portrayal and Pitt’s charismatic lead performance, while insiders say it could draw younger and more diverse audiences to Formula One.