The System 1-inspired film starring Brad Pitt that Lewis Hamilton has helped produce will likely be launched in June 2025.
The function movie, for which a title has but to be confirmed, has been made by Apple Authentic Movies in collaboration with System 1 and boasts the High Gun: Maverick director-producer mixture of Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer.
Pitt, together with British actor Damson Idris, had been current at a number of 2023 F1 races – together with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone – for filming.
Apple Authentic Movies and System 1 launched a joint assertion on Tuesday confirming a global launch date of 25 June 2025, with the film’s North American launch date two days later.
“The film is a landmark for the game and cinema, filmed in real-time throughout grands prix all over the world and involving the System 1 neighborhood, together with all 10 groups, the drivers, the FIA and race promoters,” the assertion mentioned.
“The brand new function movie is ready within the exhilarating and cinematic world of System 1 and can immerse audiences within the spectacle of the preferred annual sports activities collection, celebrating the ability and heroism of the drivers whereas showcasing the unimaginable problem of competitors in System 1.
“The function will see Brad Pitt star as a former driver who returns to System 1, alongside Damson Idris as his rookie team-mate at APXGP, a fictional crew on the grid, battling in opposition to the game’s drivers and groups.
“Manufacturing of the film, which started in 2023, will proceed at this yr’s British Grand Prix and at a number of different races, and full on the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December.”
Hamilton: Actual-speed filming will blow individuals away
Seven-time world champion Hamilton has been on board with the venture since its early days and lately defined why he’s anticipating the venture to wow viewers.
“Racing films, I really feel prefer it’s very, very laborious to seize them,” Hamilton mentioned throughout his look on YouTube collection Scorching Ones.
“You understand, annually it’s important to do filming (the place) you are following a truck that has a digicam on the again, so it is laborious to catch that seize the pace.
“You understand, you’ll be able to’t have a truck following filming us at 200 miles an hour, so it is all type of faked at a slower pace they usually pace it up. However that is all real-time, actual pace.
“I believe should you return to love Steve McQueen, for instance, again then they’d have males laying on the entrance of the automobile with the digicam, you recognize, like, or have an enormous digicam on high of the helmet, the place now we have got all this superb new know-how.
“So I really feel like Joe (Kosinski) truthfully, I believe he will blow individuals away.”
Sky Sports activities F1’s dwell Spanish GP schedule
Thursday June 20
1.30pm: Drivers’ Press Convention
Friday June 21
7.45am: F1 Academy Follow
8:50am: F3 Follow
10am: F2 Follow
12pm: Spanish GP Follow One (session begins at 12.30pm)
1.55pm: F3 Qualifying
2.50pm: F2 Qualifying
3.35pm: Spanish GP Follow Two (session begins at 4pm)
5.25pm: F1 Academy Qualifying
6.15pm: The F1 Present
Saturday June 22
9.35am: F3 Dash
11:15am: Spanish Romagna GP Follow Three (session begins at 11.30am)
1.10pm: F2 Dash
2.10pm: Spanish GP Qualifying build-up
3pm: Spanish GP Qualifying
5pm: F1 Academy Race 1
Sunday June 23
7.45am: F1 Academy Race 2
9am: F3 Function Race
10.30am: F2 Function Race
12:30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Spanish GP build-up
2pm: The SPANISH GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Spanish GP response
System 1 heads again to Europe because the championship strikes on to Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix. Watch each session on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from June 21-23 dwell on Sky Sports activities F1. Stream each F1 race and extra with a NOW Sports activities Month Membership – No contract, cancel anytime