Hamilton: I cut outright nonsense from the movie script

Next year, the F1 feature film starring Brad Pitt will be released worldwide. Lewis Hamilton is one of the producers of the film and he is responsible for making sure that the events on the screen are interesting not only for film fans who are not familiar with motorsport, but also for seasoned fans.

The Mercedes driver said in an interview with Esquire that he spent quite a bit of time editing the script to remove, frankly, unrealistic scenes.

Lewis Hamilton: “We mainly discussed the parts of the script that are directly related to racing. Overtaking, pit stops, strategies, technical jargon and so on. For example, there is an accident written where a car hits a wall, flips over in the air, lands on its wheels after the fall and continues the race. This does not happen in Formula 1.

Screenwriter Ehren Kruger did a lot of research, watched many races, visited various stages and only then started writing the script.

He and I talked a lot about racing, about the essence of the matter. But when the script was ready, I met him and we started to cut out blatant nonsense. Mostly some unrealistic things that don’t correspond to the essence of Formula 1. I tried to make the events in the film look as authentic as possible.”

Hamilton added, however, that in his role as producer he worked to ensure diversity in the cast and crew: “I was able to participate in many areas of the film’s making. I wanted to make sure the cast represented a diverse group. For example, in the film, a woman takes part in making a pit stop, which would never happen on a real race track.

I wanted Hans Zimmer to score the film, and we invited him. The director, Joseph Kosinski, was great and involved me in so many areas.”

In an interview, Lewis spoke highly of Brad Pitt’s racing abilities: “We went to the circuit in Los Angeles. I took him for a spin, then sat in the passenger seat and let him drive.

When I was young I worked as a car instructor to earn money to race. I have seen countless students, so I can see right away who is a good driver and who is not.

Brad showed himself to be good from the first meters, he has this skill. Yes, he has not had the chance to develop his skills and bring them to the level of racers, but he has a great potential.”