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Brad Pitt joined Formula One’s drivers at the British Grand Prix Formula One racing event<\/a> on Sunday, but this wasn\u2019t just a case of a celebrity enjoying the perks of fame. The 59-year-old actor was at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, England, not just to watch Max Verstappen<\/strong> cruise to victory<\/a>, but for his role in an upcoming Jerry Bruckheimer<\/strong> film about a retired racer (Pitt) who returns to the track to pace an up-and-coming hotshot driver.<\/p>\n If that plot sounds like Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>, you\u2019re not wrong: the movie’s director is Joseph Kosinski<\/strong>, who also helmed that blockbuster. There\u2019s been a bit of confusion about the title<\/a> of the Pitt project, which was briefly reported as Apex<\/em> in a redacted tweet from ESPN F1<\/em>. But whatever it\u2019s called, it\u2019s already drawing comparisons to the Tom Cruise<\/strong> franchise, with Collider<\/em> calling it<\/a> \u201c\u2018Top Gun\u2019 on a racetrack.\u201d (Let\u2019s move quickly past the observation that that was also the sales pitch<\/a> for 1990\u2019s despised-by-NASCAR<\/a> Cruise-starrer Days of Thunder,<\/em> the film that brought Cruise and eventual wife Nicole Kidman<\/strong> together<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Pitt posed with fans at the racetrack, Deadline<\/em> reports<\/a>, and joined in the drivers\u2019 official pre-race meeting. According to F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, who came in third today<\/a>, the meeting was \u201cprobably the best drivers\u2019 briefing we\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n Today wasn\u2019t Pitt\u2019s first day at the Silvertone track. Photos of the production have leaked since Wednesday, Sky Sports<\/em> noted<\/a>, including images of the car Pitt\u2019s fictional driver, reportedly named<\/a> \u201cSonny Hayes,\u201d will pilot. The Daily Mail<\/em> shared photos of Pitt<\/a> taken Saturday at the track, in which Pitt and co-star Damson Idris donned logo-laden white firesuits for their fictional team.<\/p>\n Collider also reported<\/a> that the duo also took to the track this weekend, hitting speeds of over 150 mph. Speaking with Sky Sports<\/a>, Pitt said he \u201cwasn’t nervous when I was out on the track today,\u201d even though \u201cas a civilian, I had no idea what it takes to be a driver. The aggression and dexterity, I have so much respect for it.”<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTwitter content<\/h4>\n