Brad Pitt had no trouble driving ‘F1’ race cars. Off screen, he just tries to be ‘calm in traffic’

Brad Pitt had no trouble driving ‘F1’ race cars. Off screen, he just tries to be ‘calm in traffic’

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Brad Pitt really enjoyed playing a race car driver in his new film “F1: The Movie,” but it’s not the same for him when driving off screen. The star talked to “Extra” about the thrill he felt portraying Sonny Hayes in the movie. “It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced before,” Pitt said. “There’s this strange calm that happens in the car and this total focus and presence that, like, I’ve never experienced from…