Brad Pitt and His Passion for Speed: Next Race Car Driver?
Hollywood star Brad Pitt is not content with conquering the box office with his film about Formula 1. The actor could be about to make the leap to the race tracks in real life.
Like his character on the big screen, Sonny Hayes, Pitt has received an offer to put on the racing suit and experience the speed firsthand.
“I have offered Brad the opportunity to come and play,” declared Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren F1.
Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren F1
Pitt already had his first contact with a Formula 1 single-seater with McLaren at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin last month. Previously, he drove Formula 2 cars disguised for the film, and since then he has not stopped expressing his enthusiasm for the experience.The actor revealed that he was left with a thorn in his side: “I was three miles per hour away from reaching 200 mph. I want to go back and achieve it.”
Brown confirmed that this could become a reality. “He did a great job; he knows how to drive a race car,” he stated at a McLaren event in Trafalgar Square in London, where drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were also present.
Brown added that Pitt is very interested in learning and understanding driving data, which suggests his commitment to the sport. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see Brad Pitt competing in some kind of sports car,” Brown concluded.
Pitt, 61, would not be the first Hollywood actor to venture into the world of racing. Patrick Dempsey has competed at Le Mans with Porsches, and the late Paul Newman also had a distinguished career in motorsport.
