Reigning world champion Max Verstappen opted not to join his fellow Formula 1 drivers at a private screening of the new Brad Pitt movie about the sport this week.

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!”

The Ferrari driver worked as a producer on Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ movie and revealed he’s now working on a further three film projects