'A super exciting project' - Lewis Hamilton and Hollywood film star Brad Pitt team up for a Formula One film

Lewis Hamilton has confirmed he is working on a Formula One film alongside superstar Brad Pitt. In a week where Michael Fassbender made his Le Mans debut, racing and Hollywood have overlapped once again. Ad/> Speaking ahead of the Baku Grand Prix, Hamilton admitted he was helping to produce the project and assisting on the script.

Azerbaijani Grand Prix‘What we are missing now is experience’ – Vettel thinks Masi’s absence is costing Formula 12 HOURS AGO And while he couldn't provide any details about filming, he was dedicated to releasing a 'great' racing film. «I can't really say too much about it because I don't think it's been properly announced,» he said. «But it's something we are working on in the background, a super exciting project, and a long time in the making.

»We are already working on the script, and I'm very much involved in the script, and spending good time with Brad (Pitt) which is pretty epic." 'Unfinished business' for Max Verstappen ahead of Azerbaijan Grand Prix 'Completely wrong' — Verstappen disagrees with salary cap proposals for Formula One drivers Hamilton added that, from the start of the project, he was also dedicated to ensuring it was made by a diverse group. He said: «For my responsibility and something I take on is making sure that the cast and the crew in the background is diverse. »You cannot necessarily say that all the racing movies in the past have been spectacular and that's something we want to change.