F1 racer Nico Hülkenberg chats with THR at the 'F1' movie premiere in New York and shares his excitement for fans to see what happens behind the scenes of an actual race. Plus, he shares his pre-race ritual ahead of a big race.
00:00Listen, this is an exciting day for F1, for the movie. Have you been able to see it?
00:05Yeah, yeah. All drivers were invited and we went to the screening in Monaco.
00:10So, yeah, it was good. It was cool to watch.
00:12Sure. What are you most excited for fans to see or learn about the sport of F1?
00:18Yeah, look, I think it just gives additional angles and more information about the industry,
00:23about what teams and drivers actually do between races, how much goes on behind the scenes.
00:28And I think it captures that pretty well and gives a good idea.
00:31So they've done that well. And obviously, besides that, lots of racing action.
00:36So, yeah, I think the public is going to like it.
00:39What was the most exciting thing or adrenaline-inducing thing that you were able to see on screen?
00:44Well, there's obviously a lot of fights, a lot of fighting. There's some crashing. There's drama.
00:51I can't give away too much, but yeah, it's spectacular.
00:55Well, I know that, you know, some drivers do have pre-race rituals, superstitions.
01:01Is there any ritual or good luck charm that you do or use before a race?
01:06I would say probably my nap. After the drivers pre-race, I always got to go have a nap, like 20 minutes, 30 minutes.
01:11You know, power nap is essential for me.
01:13Everyone needs a nap.
01:14I love I'm a napper, a professional napper. So that's probably the only thing.
01:17And is there anything that I think fans or people that don't know much about F1 will be surprised to learn about this sport through this movie or just the promotion of this movie?
01:29I think so. Yes. I think, you know, still a lot of people, yeah, haven't seen that much of Formula One.
01:36So, you know, it's the same what I said before, but, you know, racing is a special and particular kind of sport.
01:44What we do there, it's, you know, intense is obviously always risk involves, you know, and it's at the end of the day, we put our lives on the line.
01:51And obviously that brings a certain intensity and drama at times.
01:55And maybe people will, you know, see and appreciate it a bit more.
01:59So we obviously see Damson and Brad behind the wheel.
02:03Who out of all these F1 drivers do you think will make the best actor?
