Lewis Hamilton serves as executive producer for the as-yet-unnamed film, and the former world champion has played a big part in helping it come together and ensuring a level of authenticity in the script.
A fictional 11th team called Apex has a strong presence in the paddock and has taken over a pit garage, complete with a “prat perch” on the pit wall opposite.
With the F1 organisation’s support, the film crew has installed its own cameras of some of the cars in order to capture on-track action.
The production’s own F2 cars, which carry AMG logos and have been modified with the help of Mercedes to look like current F1 machines, will be present at the back of the grid before Sunday’s British GP. They will also complete part of the formation lap before peeling off.
Although their names haven’t been confirmed it’s understood that the cars will be driven by former Superleague Formula driver Craig Dolby and 2012 F2 champion Luciano Bacheta, both of whom have worked extensively in films since their racing careers fizzled out.
Pitt and co-star Damson Idris will also drive the cars for some sequences in the coming months and have been undertaking tuition at Silverstone and Paul Ricard.
“We’ve been involved pretty early and I think when we had the first discussions, we sent Brad to a driving school in France, going through the formula cars from F4 all the way up,” said Wolff.
Source: Autosport