Brad Pitt in praise of real F1 drivers at film premiere

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Hollywood actor Brad Pitt is full of praise for real Formula 1 drivers at the premiere of his new film ‘F1: The Movie’, saying, “what they do is incredible, dexterity, the athleticism, it’s just like mindboggling”.  Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00It was a big challenge. The sport is so revered. So many people are so knowledgeable about the sport.

00:05How do we tell that story and not talk down to them, but still include newcomers to the sport?

00:10It was a really tough line to negotiate. I mean, we were doing it until the very end of the last take, but I think we got it.

00:16Well, listen, as a tourist, it was demanding on me. I'm not pulling near the G's those guys are doing.

00:22I thought I was giving it my all. I come in, I'm like acres behind the real guys, man.

00:27What they do is incredible. The dexterity, the athleticism. It's just like mind-boggling.

00:34Being in it now, I got even more respect than I've always had for the sport and these riders.

00:40All those guys, they'd be back at the clubhouse on their second pier, and I'd still be going around for my third lap or so.

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