From left: Brad Pitt, director Joseph Kosinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Damson Idris at a Formula 1 circuit. F1: The Movie was filmed at the actual tracks during Grand Prix weekends to use the built-in atmosphere of real races. Scott Garfield/Apple Studios The roaring crowds, the howling of the F1 engines and some of the most famous race car drivers in the world. It seemed like a normal practice round of the Grand Prix race at England's Silverstone Circuit in July 2023, except for one thing: One of the world's biggest movie stars was sitting in a car at the back of the formation line.