Brad Pitt spotted filming during F1 British GP weekend at Silverstone

Hollywood histrion Brad Pitt, who has been formed arsenic an F1 operator successful a movie, was seen successful costume astatine Silverstone during the British Grand Prix weekend.

The star, and co-star Damson Idris, were spotted successful achromatic and achromatic racing suits connected the grid astatine the Northamptonshire circuit connected Sunday.

Seven-time satellite champion Lewis Hamilton is helping to nutrient the presently untitled Apple film.

Pitt, 59, told Sky Sports helium was "a small giddy close now".

"It's large to beryllium here," helium said.

"We're conscionable having specified a laugh, [the] clip of my life."

The Oscar-winner is playing the relation of a seasoned operator returning to the grid aft a 30-year absence.

The movie is being made successful collaboration with F1, providing the task with peculiar entree to racetracks and drivers.

Pitt and Idris successful racing suits represented the fictional APXGP squad arsenic they mingled among existent F1 drivers astatine Silverstone.

The APXGP squad had its ain store connected the pit partition - betwixt Mercedes and Ferrari - and the drivers were successful Formula 2 cars, modified by Mercedes.

Pitt told Sky Sports presenter and erstwhile F1 operator Martin Brundle his quality had moved to racing successful different disciplines aft suffering a "horrible crash" successful F1, and is asked to travel backmost to assistance his aged squad who are sitting astatine the bottommost of the leaderboard.

Pitt added that the movie "should beryllium arsenic authentic arsenic we tin get it" arsenic they person employed F1 experts who person been "operating the amusement similar the existent thing".

"Lewis, who's besides our producer, is truly intent that we respect the sport, that we truly amusement it for what it is," helium said.

"And I've got to archer you, arsenic a civilian, I had nary thought what it takes to beryllium a operator and the aggression and the dexterity - they're astonishing athletes who I've truthful overmuch respect for, everyone retired determination successful each classes."

Filming is owed to proceed passim the F1 season.