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How ‘F1: The Movie’ Was Filmed at Real Grand Prix Races, With Brad Pitt and Damson Idris Driving 180 MPH

The cast and filmmaking crew of the blockbuster hit break down the movie’s biggest races, and how they gained unprecedented access to the top-secret sport.

The roaring crowds, the howling of the F1 engines and some of the most famous race car drivers in the world. It seemed like a normal practice round of the Grand Prix race at England’s Silverstone Circuit in July 2023, except for one thing: One of the world’s biggest movie stars was sitting in a car at the back of the formation line. Brad Pitt, who plays Sonny Hayes in F1: The Movie, had insisted on doing as much of the actual driving himself — as much as insurers would allow, that is — in hopes it would bring added authenticity to the screen. It was a goal shared by the entire crew, led by director Joseph Kosinski: to make F1 the most accurate portrayal of the sport in Hollywood history.

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December 30, 2025 by Josan BP Gallery BP Press F1

Brad Pitt Talks Motorcycles, Designing Cashmere Shirts, and His Favorite Color

The actor founded luxury clothing label God’s True Cashmere with his friend Sat Hari in 2019. Discussing a new Harley-Davidson collaboration, the duo explain how the quixotic side quest became a smash success. “We just do what we like,” Pitt says.

In F1, Brad Pitt plays a journeyman racing driver, Sonny Hayes, who happens to dress a lot like Brad Pitt. In part because in a couple of scenes, Sonny is in fact wearing garments designed by Pitt himself.

“I’m not above self-promotion!” Pitt tells me with a chuckle. Sonny’s shirts—and, for that matter, the shirts Pitt wears most days—hail from God’s True Cashmere, the small-batch luxury clothing brand the actor quietly cofounded in 2019 with his friend Sat Hari.

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November 24, 2025 by Josan BP Gallery BP Press God's True Cashmere

What’s Brad Pitt hiding in his French vineyard?

Every six months, on the summer or winter solstice, Robert Charles Mann makes the 500-mile journey from his home in France’s Loire Valley to Château Miraval, Brad Pitt’s wine estate in the south of the country. ‘It’s a magnificent place,’ says Mann. ‘I’ve known Brad for some time. It’s always a real pleasure to be there.’

Mann isn’t there simply to guzzle rosé with his friend, but to check in on the pinhole cameras that he set up six months beforehand, removing the negatives and mounting new cameras. ‘I never know what’s coming,’ he says, describing the anticipation of seeing what the cameras have produced each time. ‘The waiting, the appreciation, the anxiousness of seeing the images, and whether I’ve failed or not, it’s a big part of my life.’

October 29, 2025 by Josan BP Press

The National

There’s one kind of victory that’s always eluded Brad Pitt. And most people have likely never even noticed. Nearly 40 years into his career, the American actor and producer has left an indelible mark on both film and pop culture at large – with two Academy Awards to his name. But unlike his megastar peers, he’s never made a true crowd-pleasing blockbuster. That is, until F1 The Movie.

After earning $144 million globally in its opening weekend and boasting stellar reviews from critics and audiences alike, the film is poised to be one of the summer’s biggest hits. For Pitt, that would mean he’s finally vanquished his white whale.

“I had always wanted to make a populist film – something that just gets better every time you see it. Something that brings people together. And I still didn’t understand that this could be that one,” Pitt tells The National.

July 9, 2025 by Josan BP Press

USA Today

NEW YORK – “You’re kidding,” says Brad Pitt. “Javier’s leaving?”

With that, Pitt is out of his chair and bear-hugging Javier Bardem. Seconds later, Kerry Condon and Damson Idris pop up from their seats and smother the smiling Spanish actor.

A group interview with the core cast of “F1 The Movie” (in theaters June 27) is indeed interrupted when Bardem apologizes that he has to dash to the airport.

“Love you bro, thank you for everything on this movie,” Pitt tells Bardem before turning back to the group. “You know he’s going to play Max Cady in the new Apple TV+ series adaptation of ‘Cape Fear,’” says Pitt, rubbing his stubbled chin. “He’s going to kill it.”

Any doubt about the genuine chemistry between this quartet is put to rest by this impromptu moment in a hotel meeting room.

July 9, 2025 by Josan BP Press