Brad Pitt relished an “extraordinary” experience of driving a Formula One car as F1: The Movie hit cinemas in the UK.The Hollywood star, who plays F1 driver Sonny Hayes in the blockbuster film, was recently given the chance to drive McLaren’s 2023 car around Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.

As the Brad Pitt and Damson Idris-led movie hopes to rev up at the box office, it also hopes to get the stamp of approval from real F1 fans, who will be judging the film's authenticity closely.

F1,” a Formula One racing film starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris and several real-life drivers, arrives in theaters on Friday, June 27. In the Apple film, Pitt plays a retired Formula One driver, Sonny Hayes,