The Cast of 'F1' Discusses Brad Pitt's On Set Fan Encounter

Entertainment Weekly

The cast of F1 shares what it was like filming inside the high-stakes world of Formula 1 racing—and how Brad Pitt’s on-set fan encounter nearly derailed a crucial scene. In this video, Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, and Javier Bardem talk about the pressure of blending into the real F1 environment, shooting on the grid just minutes before a race, and what happened when a fan ran right up to Brad mid-take.

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00:00Well, going into their world, I was terrified we were going to, A, look like amateurs, and do it wrong, and you know what I mean, and distract.

00:08So I remember just kind of being like, keep the head down, and just go in and do the job.

00:13But in terms of the fans, I guess you guys will know more about that, because I was on the pit wall, so.

00:18We had a fan encounter with you, trying to shoot a scene.

00:22Brad had to shoot this scene, and then a fan ran right in the shot to get a picture.

00:26Oh, right.

00:26Just ran in, and it was like this.

00:28This is when we're on the grid.

00:29Yeah, yeah.

00:29It's on Silverstone.

00:30Yes, it's Silverstone.

00:32We've got five minutes to get to show.

00:33Day two, we're going to get our two takes to do our scene.

00:35It was approaching you.

00:36We're walking to that.

00:38It's the grid.

00:38It's packed.

00:39The real drivers, real cars, are getting ready to start the race, and we're going to get two takes at this, and some fan comes up in the middle and goes,

00:47Hey, can I get a picture?

00:48Can I get a picture?

00:49Can I get a picture?

00:53Oh, that's pretty sore in his head.

00:55Oh, he's thinking way too big of himself.

00:57A hundred people picked that guy out of it.

00:59It was so fun.

01:00Or when we did the scene where you come back after our first race.

01:04I remember when you, once you gave your helmet off, we knew we had only a certain amount of takes before people would do the double take and go, Hey, hang on a minute.

01:12Do I know that person?

01:13And so remember, we had to be like quick, because then people started to recognize it was a game over.

01:18This is the fastest walker in the world.

01:20Bye.

01:21Bye.

01:22Bye.

01:23Bye.

01:24Bye.

01:26Bye.

01:28Bye.

01:30Bye.

01:32Bye.

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