His "F1" co-stars were hyperaware of Pitt's movie star status, saying they only had a few takes before he would be spotted

The actor stars alongside Damson Idris and Javier Bardem as a washed-up racer who returns to Formula One to save a failing squad in a new movie by ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ director Joseph Kosinski.

Pitt, 61, stars as a Formula One driver whose career was sidelined by a devastating crash. Though the overall arc of F1 is fairly predictable, the film is still hugely enjoyable and dazzlingly well-made.