Pitt's F1 Movie Draws on Decades of Drama

The racing scenes in Brad Pitt's new F1 movie are impressively authentic, but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport's past is woven into the plot – with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic license.

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LONDON - The racing scenes in Brad Pitt's new F1 movie are impressively authentic, but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport's past is woven into the plot – with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic license.

"We just drew from history. A little this, a little that, then we had Lewis Hamilton keep us straight," commented Pitt at a New York premiere ahead of this week's general release in cinemas.

Apple's senior vice-president of services Eddy Cue, a lifelong Formula One fan and Ferrari board member, said after a media screening that "there's not a single event in here... that hasn't happened in a real race."

The Apple Original Films blockbuster – with scenes shot during grand prix weekends – is a redemption story, with Pitt playing ageing driver Sonny Hayes on an unlikely comeback alongside a young hotshot at a struggling team.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton provided advice and is credited as a co-producer on a movie scripted for audiences unfamiliar with the sport.