Brad Pitt F1 movie set to film in USA-based racing category

The highly anticipated Formula 1 movie starring Brad Pitt is set torelocate filming to the United States and the IMSA WeatherTechSportsCar Championship. The movie, which does not yet have a title,is being directed by Joseph Kosinski and has seven-time WorldChampion Lewis Hamilton involved as a producer. It was shot atvarious Grand Prix events throughout last year's F1 campaign with afictional 11th F1 team called APX GP created. A mock garage was setup and a Dallara-built Formula 2 chassis, modified to resemble anF1 car, was used for racing footage. However, the F1 season came toan end in November and is not set to resume until the start ofMarch. To fill the gap, RACER reports that the production willutilise the Daytona International Speedway as part of the IMSA’sRoar Before The 24 which runs from January 19-21 and carry over tothe 24 Hours of Daytona that runs the following week. One majorchange that is expected between the F1 and IMSA operations is thatthe upcoming shots are set to take place during official sessionswhen other cars are on the track. During F1 race weekends thathosted the movie, all on-track running took place outside ofofficial sessions - apart from the British Grand Prix, where thetwo APX GP cars lined-up at the back of the grid for the formationlap. RACER also reports that the car will be GTD entry and part ofthe story arc that sees Pitt's character, an older driver, come outof retirement to compete in F1. It's unclear if the car will be aone-off addition to the grid or if an agreement has been struckwith an existing GTD team to carry the livery and character namefor the weekend.