Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has credited Lewis Hamilton for playing an “immensely helpful” role in the production of the upcoming Formula 1 movie, Afrosport reports.
The highly anticipated movie, based on the fictional character of Sonny Hayes (played by Pitt), a driver who was forced to retire in the 1990s after a severe crash, but is convinced to come out of retirement and mentor rookie driver Joshua “Noah” Pearce for the Apex Grand Prix team.
The movie premiered in London on Monday and will be set for theatrical release internationally on Wednesday. Lead actors Pitt and Damson Idris (Pearce’s character) were present at the premiere with a host of other celebrities in the entertainment industry.
Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton played a key role in the film as a producer, ensuring different elements of the film were authentic, which Pitt says was crucial to making the film a success.
“First of all, we’ve got Lewis Hamilton as our producer and his knowledge has been so immensely helpful,” Pitt said per Crash.net.
“He’s been keeping us straight, going, ‘No, no, no, that doesn’t fly, [it] needs to go this way,’ and his knowledge, it’s so incredible.
“Right down to the sound, he can actually pick out and go, ‘No, no, no, no, no, that’s turn 12, that’s not turn 16.’
“You need more reverb on the straight here, you hear this massive reverb into [turn] one.
“He’s that specific, it’s incredible.”
Pitt went on to reveal that the movie’s director, Joe Kosinski, got Hamilton onboard before bringing him in as lead actor.
“In fact, Joe [Kosinski, F1 The Movie’s director] went and got Lewis before he got me,” he added.
“He said, ‘As long as I can have that kind of backing and that kind of support, then I think we can get to what I know I can do with the cameras and the cars.’”
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While the F1 movie will be rolling in cinemas, Hamilton will be participating in the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend with the hope of scoring his first podium finish for his new team, Ferrari.
