Brad Pitt to take wheel at British Grand Prix for new F1 film
Filming in Silverstone as Formula One gets the Top Gun treatment
Brad Pitt at the US Grand Prix in Austin last October
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Formula One, a sport long synonymous with globe-trotting glamour and daring drivers, will soon add a sprinkling of Hollywood celebrity to the grid.
Brad Pitt is set to take a race car for a spin around Silverstone during the British Grand Prix in July as part of the filming for his forthcoming F1 movie.
The as-yet-untitled project will be led by Joseph Kosinski, the director of Top Gun: Maverick, who has said he wants to create the same level of authenticity on the track as he did in the air.
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