This was no doubt the guiding philosophy behind the imaginatively titled F1, a flick starring Brad Pitt and helmed by Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski, which has been in production since mid-2023.

Commented Mercedes’ George Russell: “I was really impressed to be honest, because the way they integrated the drivers and the team principals into a Hollywood movie, it was like we are real characters in this Hollywood scene. So as an F1 fan, you kind of find a bit of comedy in that, just seeing us popping up here and there with Brad Pitt!”