Brad Pitt 'faints' on track at F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix as remarkable footage emerges

A-List histrion Brad Pitt was astatine the Las Vegas Grand Prix to movie scenes for his caller movie astir Formula 1 and footage has emerged of the 60-year-old 'fainting' portion connected the track

Hollywood prima Brad Pitt 'fainted' portion astatine the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with the histrion filming scenes for his caller Formula 1 movie up of the race.

Pitt has attended aggregate races this play to movie connected determination for the movie, which is co-produced by seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and besides stars up-and-coming English histrion Damson Idris.

And aft George Russell sealed rod presumption for the contention successful Vegas, Pitt was retired connected the way to movie a country arsenic his quality Sonny Hayes. In footage captured by fans astatine the circuit, Pitt was seen hobbling distant from the country of a clang earlier collapsing onto a padded mat connected the ground.

APX GP, the fictional squad Pitt's quality drives for, adjacent released a mock connection addressing the crash. "During qualifying, Sonny sustained a important interaction requiring contiguous aesculapian evaluation," it read.

"Incidents of this magnitude are ever taken seriously, and Sonny's wellness remains our apical priority. While Sonny is different stable, helium volition not enactment successful tomorrow's contention arsenic helium focuses connected recovery.

"The full squad stands down him, and we'll supply updates erstwhile available. Joshua [Pearce, played by Idris] volition contention solo tomorrow, carrying the squad forward."

The movie is being directed by Joseph Kosinski, who besides directed the Tom Cruise blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, portion the likes of Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies and Kim Bodnia are besides successful the film.

Hamilton, meanwhile, has been advising the filmmakers successful a bid to guarantee the movie is arsenic authentic arsenic possible. And shaper Jerry Bruckheimer precocious admitted that Hamilton's feedback has outgo them "more money" owed to the changes they person had to make.

"Everything that helium has brought to this movie, I cannot adjacent explicit our acknowledgment to him and each the folks from F1 who made this each possible," Bruckheimer said." The authenticity that helium brings, we conscionable cannot ideate what goes into what a operator does and what the athletics brings to an audience.

"Sometimes we bash not similar to perceive immoderate of the things helium says, due to the fact that it costs america much wealth to hole things, but we are each in, we privation to marque it great, and helium is surely helping us."

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