‘What a rush’: Brad Pitt on driving Formula One car as new movie hits cinemas

Brad Pitt relished an “extraordinary” experience of driving a Formula One car as F1: The Movie hit cinemas in Ireland.

The Hollywood star, who plays F1 driver Sonny Hayes in the blockbuster film, was recently given the chance to drive McLaren’s 2023 car around Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.

Pitt (61) had plenty of driving experience – including behind the wheel of modified F2 cars – while filming the movie over the last two years, but was blown away by his first taste of an F1 car.

“Oh my God, what a rush,” Pitt said in a video on McLaren’s social media channels. “A lot bigger horse than I’ve been on.”

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