Brad Pitt<\/a> on ‘F1’.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
F1 star Damson Idris<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old actor will be seen on the big screen with the Hollywood legend in June as motor racing fans watch Brad’s heroic character Sonny Hayes return to racing in a bid to become the best in the world following a horror accident on the track in the ’90s.<\/p>\n
And Damson, who plays fellow Apex Grand Prix (APXGP) teammate Joshua Pearce, reckons “everyone is going to be very proud of him” in the flick because “he was such a great leader”.<\/p>\n
Speaking at Goodwood Racetrack in Chichester, UK, ahead of the movie’s release on June 25, Damson said: “Brad is just an amazing character, such a kind spirit. He taught me about humility no matter how huge you get.<\/p>\n
“And as an artist, he\u2019s just one of our finest, and I think a lot of people \u2013 well, everyone, really, is going to be very proud of him in this movie.<\/p>\n
\n“He was such a great leader. <\/p>\n
\n“He made the movie better every step of the way, and he was a great, inspiring partner for me.”<\/p>\n
\nDespite the 61-year-old being one of the “finest” actors in the business, the ‘Outside the Wire’ star has insisted he is the better racing car driver.<\/p>\n
\nHe teased: “I\u2019ll beat Brad any second \u2013 he [hasn\u2019t] got nothing on me.<\/p>\n
\n“He\u2019s good on the clutch, though. <\/p>\n
\n“But apart from that, no \u2013 he\u2019s not beating me. <\/p>\n
\n“He can\u2019t play with me.”<\/p>\n
\nAs well as Brad, Damson said it was “a dream come true” to work with ‘F1’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer – who launched the careers of many actors, including Eddie Murphy and Tom Cruise – and is thankful for all of the “amazing advice” he received from him.<\/p>\n
\nDamson said: “Jerry is just full of so much amazing advice.<\/p>\n
\n“He\u2019s launched the careers of so many people that I\u2019m a fan of.<\/p>\n
\n“So working with him was definitely a dream come true and, hopefully, I\u2019ll get to work with him again.”<\/p>\n
\nThe ‘Swarm’ actor’s first F1 race was in Budapest in 2018 when Lewis Hamilton won for Mercedes, and because he “loved the whole experience”, he hopes he can continue racing in the future.<\/p>\n
\nDamson said: “From binging ‘Drive to Survive’ [F1 TV series], getting to know so many of the drivers on a personal level, it\u2019s definitely something I want to continue doing and, hopefully, I\u2019ll get a charity going and [get] a bunch a band of drivers together, and we can race every year and call it F10, or something \u2013 who knows!”<\/p>\n
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