As for Pitt's willingness to get behind the wheel, director Joseph Kosinski jokes to PEOPLE that they "had to tear him out of" the car once filming wrappedNEED TO KNOWF1 director Joseph Kosinski revealed to PEOPLE that Formula One pro Lewis Hamilton was "impressed" by Brad Pitt's natural driving talentOf Pitt and costar Damson Idris,

"He opened the doors," says Pitt of Formula One star and "F1" producer Lewis Hamilton. Entertainment Weekly sat down with Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Damson Idris, and Kerry Condon to discuss their new film,

Lewis Hamilton has revealed Brad Pitt’s character in the new Formula One blockbuster was based on James Hunt. F1: The Movie, of which seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is an executive producer,