SILVERSTONE, U.Okay. — Brad Pitt was a shock visitor in System One’s typical drivers briefing on Friday, which Lewis Hamilton joked was the most effective he is ever attended.

Pitt’s presently untitled F1 film began filming at Silverstone this week forward of the British Grand Prix, with the manufacturing having its personal storage and pitwall stand as a fictional eleventh group, named ‘APX GP’.

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The motive force boards above the eleventh storage this week characteristic the unfamiliar names of “F1 drivers” Sonny Hayes and Joshua Pearce, also called Pitt and British actor Damson Idris.

Particulars concerning the film have been intently guarded to date however the filmmakers have been utilizing empty slots within the Silverstone race schedule to movie its modified F2 automobile on observe — footage which will probably be included into the film itself.

Hamilton is a producer on the Jerry Bruckheimer manufacturing, working in an advisory function to the challenge.

Pitt joined Hamilton and his fellow drivers on Friday night, a slot normally reserved for rivals to debate urgent issues with F1 and the FIA.

“In all probability the most effective drivers briefing we have ever had,” Hamilton mentioned on Saturday after qualifying.

Pitt briefed the drivers on what the plans are for the film and for filming going ahead.

The film crew is anticipated to be on web site for different races later this yr.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who posed for a selfie with Pitt alongside Hamilton and Pierre Gasly, mentioned the 59-year-old actor careworn to them that the upcoming filming schedule wouldn’t impression their preparations throughout race weekends.

“Simply the define of how the movie goes to look, the expertise they’re going to be utilizing, all of this, was only a very nice method,” Leclerc defined.

“They actually understood that we now have a job to do, which is to drive on observe, they’ve a job to do and so they do not need to be in the midst of the way in which.

“I am fairly certain it is going to be fairly clear for us, however on the similar time I am completely certain it’s going to be an unimaginable job for the film.”

Fernando Alonso, who on Thursday had mentioned he was not too bothered to see the Hollywood star, had modified his tune by Saturday.

When requested if Pitt is nearly as good trying in particular person as on display, Fernando Alonso laughed and mentioned: “He was! I’ve to say he was.

“It was cool to see them within the briefing and attempt to be useful and attempt to temporary us on what they’re doing. They might be in the midst of one thing we accomplish that they are saying sorry prematurely. It was good. Hopefully we may help them to make film.”

F1 drivers are driving an unprecedented reputation increase not too long ago however Mercedes driver George Russell mentioned it was unusual at first to spend time with one of many largest names within the movie business.

“It is a type of … if you see a worldwide celebrity for the primary time, it is fairly surreal.

“It is solely if you get to talk to these people, whether or not it is Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, [Roger] Federer, whoever we have been lucky sufficient to fulfill. You recognise they’re simply regular human beings. He was joking round, having time and simply type of one of many boys actually.

“Excited to see what the film does.”

There’s presently no launch date or identify for the movie.