DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After all Brad Pitt is on the Rolex 24 at Daytona, probably the most prestigious endurance race in america.
The actor will not be at Daytona Worldwide Speedway as a fan although. He is really on monitor filming scenes for his yet-to-be-titled Formulation One film, and the storyline accommodates an arc wherein Pitt, an getting older driver, has returned to sports activities automobile racing.
His presence has been a little bit of a headache to most of the different drivers within the discipline, primarily due to the heavy safety on the driver motorhome lot, the place Pitt has a spot for his downtime throughout filming. IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin complained he was denied access to his motorhome as a result of he wasn’t carrying his credential for entry — an uncommon rejection for an athlete clearly in uniform coming straight from the racecar.
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, a daily within the Daytona infield lot, mentioned he is been bumped to an overflow lot, identical for most of the high drivers within the race. Amongst them? Former F1 champion Jenson Button and IndyCar driver Colton Herta, who puzzled if he ought to ask Pitt for recommendation on easy methods to make it into F1.
They’ve all complained that the filming scenes have saved them awake at night time as taking pictures begins lengthy after the monitor has been cleared of the particular Rolex 24 practices. A filming session requires at the very least six vehicles on monitor at a time.
Amongst them are three identically ready Porsche 911 GT3’s painted because the precise film automobile. The vehicles are additionally equivalent to the Wright Motorsports entry that can really race within the twice-round-the-clock occasion that begins Saturday.
The opposite vehicles on monitor are a Mercedes and a BMW which have been described as “non-descript cars looking like they are racing,” in addition to a 1999 Lola V8 that’s the official “camera vehicle” and rumbles loud sufficient to sound like a inventory automobile and hold the drivers awake.
Herta and Button each complained the filming has woken them up this week. Button had a sensible view concerning the disruptions.
“This race is going to be super cool and the lack of sleep is the only issue, but I’m in the cheap seats,” Button mentioned. “I think we’re doing OK. We’ve got a big race coming up and Brad Pitt is playing a part in the event.”
Jerry Bruckheimer, who additionally produced “Days of Thunder,” is producing this F1 film. Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton is each a producer and technical adviser, and the director is Joseph Kosinski, who directed “Top Gun: Maverick.”
It’s due for launch in summer season 2025.
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