Brad Pitt to drive on F1 track with Lewis Hamilton-backed movie 'creating an 11th team'

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt will reportedly drive on track at Silverstone during the same week as the British Grand Prix as part of the F1 movie backed by Lewis Hamilton. The film is yet to be officially named but the premise of the movie is that Pitt plays a driver coming out of retirement to compete alongside a rookie.

Pitt has already made several appearances in the F1 paddock over the past year with bosses seemingly on board with the production. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has admitted the project could be "invasive", but hopes Pitt's involvement at the British Grand Prix will actually work in the sport's favour.

“We’re going to start the shooting in Silverstone very soon, and you will see it will be the first movie when basically, they will be within the racing event,” he said. “It will be quite invasive in terms of production, it’s something that we need to control in a way, but it will be another way of showing that F1 never stops.”

F1 reporter Will Buxton reports that part of Pitt's film will see the 'creation of an 11th team' and confirmed Pitt would be driving the car at Silverstone. A '6k camera' will reportedly be used for a point-of-view shot from the cockpit in a potentially revolutionary piece of kit.

Pitt will be driving a modified F2 car that has also been worked on by Hamilton's Mercedes team. Seven-time world champion Hamilton has been heavily involved in the whole move, admitting he's had a strong say in the script.

“I don’t know absolutely every single plan with all the things we’ll be doing in the paddock, I’m more focused on making sure the script is where it needs to be,” he said. “That’s where all the time is currently, going through the script.