Sadly for Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, his cameo shaking hands with actors Brad Pitt and Damson Idris on the British Grand Prix grid might already be heading for the cutting room floor of Apple’s upcoming Formula 1 film after he “said their normal names” while doing so. But that moment was reserved for eagle-eyed Silverstone pitstraight spectators, or those standing on the grid behind the drivers lined up for the national anthem.
F1’s international TV feed, only looking hard right at the moment the Red Arrows overflew the grid – revealed Pitt and Idris standing alongside the world champion and Sergio Perez. The pair then made their way to the rear of the grid with F1’s real heroes, which allowed photographers to fully capture Pitt’s baggy overalls. More Kimi Raikkonen than Jacques Villeneuve, at least.
