• Apple Authentic Movies is producing a at present untitled film about Formulation 1 racing and has given us our first have a look at the black-and-gold automobile that may characteristic within the movie.
• The movie will star Brad Pitt and Damson Idris because the fictional APXGP group’s two drivers, and the actors have additionally been skilled to drive the race automobile.
• Joseph Kosinski, who directed Prime Gun: Maverick, is cost of the mission and can use actual footage of the APXGP automobile on monitor at this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

Cadillac and Andretti Autosport made headlines earlier this yr when they introduced their intention to hitch the Formulation 1 grid as an eleventh group. This weekend’s British Grand Prix will see an eleventh group be a part of the paddock, however it will not be the Andretti Cadillac squad. As a substitute, it’s a fictional group dubbed “APXGP,” which is able to play a central function within the upcoming and as-yet-untitled F1 film being produced by Apple Authentic Movies.

Apple Studios first introduced final summer season that it’s producing a film about Formulation 1, trying to capitalize on the surge of recognition that the open-wheel racing collection skilled by means of the Netflix present Drive to Survive. Now we’ve got our first glimpse on the race automobile that may star within the film thanks to pictures launched by Apple Authentic Movies and revealed by F1.

The automobile clearly seems to observe the most recent laws—launched in 2022—that put an emphasis on ground-effect downforce, however the design would not seem like a carbon copy of the present vehicles on the grid. Actually, the APXGP automobile getting used for the film is definitely based mostly on a Formulation 2 chassis, modified by Mercedes and British racing group Carlin, as reported by Racer.com.

The APXGP automobile sports activities a black-and-gold livery, harking back to the long-lasting John Participant Particular–branded Lotus F1 vehicles of the ’70s and ’80s in addition to the notorious Wealthy Power–sponsored Haas automobile of 2019. Notably, the livery contains sponsorships from actual firms, together with IWC, Tommy Hilfiger, and Expensify. A big AMG badge alongside the engine cowl means that the fictional group shall be portrayed as an engine buyer of Mercedes-AMG F1. IWC can be a Mercedes F1 sponsor, whereas Tommy Hilfiger has ties to Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton will function a producer for the movie in hopes of preserving it as true to actual life as doable. The film will star Brad Pitt and Damson Idris (who starred within the FX collection Snowfall) because the group’s two drivers. Directing duties are being dealt with by Joseph Kosinski, who led the filming of the blockbuster hit Prime Gun: Maverick.

The crew shall be filming on the British Grand Prix. APXGP will occupy a storage between Mercedes and Ferrari, with the 2 fictional drivers’ names—Sonny Hayes (Pitt) and Joshua Pearce (Idris)—plastered above their pit lane spot. The made-up group additionally has a pit-wall command middle and a hospitality suite within the paddock. Filming will happen on monitor as properly, with the APXGP automobile piloted by skilled drivers. Pitt and Idris have been coaching and can get some seat time as Kosinski seems to be to scale back the reliance on CGI, much like the method he took with Maverick. No launch date has been introduced, however contemplating filming remains to be underway, we would not count on it to hit the silver display for at the least one other yr.

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Caleb Miller started running a blog about vehicles at 13 years previous, and he realized his dream of writing for a automobile journal after graduating from Carnegie Mellon College and becoming a member of the Automobile and Driver group. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to sooner or later personal one thing weird like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.