Brad Pitt chats with Joseph Kosinski, director of the upcoming Apex F1 film, on Sunday at Silverstone. Photo: Getty Images/Dan Mullan
He solemnly stepped onto the Silverstone launch pad and shook hands with Max Verstappen as the British Grand Prix turned into a Hollywood shoot in one surreal scene.
However, the main moment of film magic – Brad Pitt flies away. with real F1 drivers turned out to be a complete fabrication.
Although the real Pitt, 59, joined the likes of Lewis Hamilton on the grid before the race, the stunt double tricked the crowd into believing they were watching the world famous actor.
It was rumored among racing fans that Pitt's car drove off, albeit only 75 meters, from real racers on a pre-race lap.
Pitt and his co-star, British-Nigerian actor Damson Idris, walk in Silverstone with Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. Photo: Getty Images/Kym Illman 
Pitt and Sainz Jr. share a moment before the start of the race. Photo: PA/Tim Goode. back to his converted F2 car in 22nd place. Seconds later, his fictitious Apex No. 7 car roared after the other cars and crossed the starting line.
However, what most didn't notice was that Pitt, after two hot laps on Saturday, didn't make it all the way back to the cockpit. your car. Against the backdrop of the high stakes of only needing one shot to get a scene right, and the added fear of a Just Stop Oil protest, the film's directors took no chances.
Instead of Pitt and co-star Damson Idris for the lead the wheel was taken by former racing drivers turned stuntmen Craig Dolby and Luciano Bacheta.
Pitt and Damson Idris, his Apex co-star, at Silverstone on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images/Dan Mullan Mercedes driver George Russell at the start. Photo: Getty Images/Dan Mullan
Created by Apple Original Films and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, the film has gone to great lengths to keep as much of its plot under wraps as possible. filming major sporting events at the same time.
They have reached agreements with companies such as Sky Sport that have restricted any shots of Pitt's character Sonny Hayes or his fictional Apex car in the background during a live broadcast.
< p>Employees and accredited media have also been ordered not to do so. Look at the actors too much to make the creators of Top Gun: Maverick look as real as possible.
Fictional 'Apex' The garage is sandwiched between the Mercedes and Ferrari garages in the pit lane at Silverstone. Photo: DPPI/ANTONIN VINCENT. the most famous faces in Hollywood.
One child, supposedly a relative of one of the celebrities or privileged businessmen, could not contain his astonishment, covering his mouth and pointing at the star that appeared next to the drivers for the anthem.< /p>
Despite attempts to keep the film under wraps, Pitt's presence at Silverstone drew attention on Sunday. Credit: REUTERS/Christian Bruna
Pitt also waved to the crowd after being cheered on and shook hands with fugitive championship leader Verstappen and former champion turned expert Jenson Button.
Even the drivers described the events as strange. “I think it's one of those times when you see a global superstar for the first time, it's pretty surreal,” Mercedes' George Russell said of Pitt's appearance.
However, Verstappen joked that he was less enthusiastic. for a weekend project, saying “I don't care at all.”
Race car The fictional Apex team drove about 75 meters down the first straight before pulling out at the start of the British Grand Prix. Credit: EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Pitt is being closely advised by Versappen's old rival Hamilton, who has a consulting producer. role in the film.
Meanwhile, the actor told Sky Sports about the movie: “What's amazing is that you'll see cameras all over the car. The footage – you've never experienced such an overload, it's really, really exciting.”
Pitt drives a car, with cameras installed around the body, around the Silverstone track after Saturday qualifying. Photo: Getty Images/Ryan Pierse.
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