Brad Pitt movie about Formula 1 will simply be called 'F1'

FILE - Actor Brad Pitt walks through the paddock before the British Formula One Grand Prix race at the Silverstone racetrack, Silverstone, England, on July 9, 2023. Brad Pitt's Hollywood film about Formula 1 is being released in cinemas next June and will simply be called “F1,” the racing series said on Friday, Friday, July 5, 2024.

FILE - Actor Brad Pitt walks through the paddock before the British Formula One Grand Prix race at the Silverstone racetrack, Silverstone, England, on July 9, 2023. Brad Pitt's Hollywood film about Formula 1 is being released in cinemas next June and will simply be called “F1,” the racing series said on Friday, Friday, July 5, 2024. (Christian Bruna/Pool Photo via AP, File)


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LONDON — Brad Pitt's movie about Formula 1 coming to cinemas next year will simply be called "F1." Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is a co-producer of the project which collected footage at F1 circuits around the world this year and last. Pitt plays a former driver who returns to F1 alongside a rookie teammate who is played by London-born actor Damson Idris. Their fictional team is called APXGP. F1 says in a statement that the film will be released next June.

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