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The Ferrari driver served as the producer for the box-office hit film starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris.
Lewis Hamilton disclosed his involvement in a last-minute script change for the Brad Pitt F1 film, “F1,” which tells the story of former F1 prodigy Sonny Hayes (played by Pitt) returning to grand prix racing to help a struggling team.
The initial script called for a Monaco fireball crash, but Hamilton suggested using the image of Martin Donnelly’s horrific 1990 accident at Jerez as inspiration for Pitt’s character.
Donnelly’s crash involved a suspension failure at nearly 160mph, resulting in severe injuries, which Hamilton felt was a more fitting and realistic scenario for the film.
Hamilton collaborated with the writer, Ehren Kruger, to ensure accurate racing terminology and jargon, as it was new to Kruger being American.
Due to budget constraints, a Formula 2 car was used to simulate a Formula 1 car in the film, with Hamilton providing input on matching the engine sounds to different corners to enhance realism.
Hamilton also worked on selecting and fine-tuning various racing footage and sound snippets to accurately represent the racing experience in the film.
