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'Real' Over 'Reel' Racing For Verstappen! F1 Champion Snubs Brad Pitt's F1 Movie For iRacing
- Max Verstappen, the four-time Formula 1 world champion, chose not to attend an exclusive preview event for the latest Brad Pitt F1 film held in Monaco on May 21, 2025.
- Verstappen declined the invitation in advance to spend private time at home following his recent fatherhood, while most fellow drivers attended the event.
- The film, co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer alongside seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, features Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a racer nearing the end of his career who supports a fictional team, and includes authentic racing footage captured during actual F1 events.
- Hamilton praised the film's authenticity, having watched it around 20 times, while drivers like Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon complimented its realistic portrayal and racing sequences.
- Verstappen plans to watch the film upon its official release on June 25 and emphasized his preference to spend time with his growing family rather than attend nonmandatory promotional events.
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Max Verstappen skips Brad Pitt 'F1: The Movie' to stay home
Max Verstappen caused a stir in Formula One’s most glamorous paddock on Thursday after choosing to attend to his duties as a new father instead of going to an exclusive screening of the new Brad Pitt film ‘F1: The Movie’. Red Bull’s four-time world champion and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll were the only absentee drivers for the preview showing of the Hollywood movie in Monaco on Wednesday evening – all part of the build-up to this weekend’s Grand…
Max Verstappen explains snubbing F1 movie screening in Monaco to game with friends - The Mirror
He lives in Monaco not far from where the F1 movie starring Brad Pitt was specially screened for drivers ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, but Max Verstappen didn't make the short journey
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The Irish SunMax Verstappen breaks silence on snubbing Brad Pitt's F1 movie screening
MAX VERSTAPPEN has revealed why he snubbed Brad Pitt’s F1 movie screening. The Dutchman, alongside Aston Martin racing driver Lance Stroll, did not attend the event on Wednesday night in Monaco ahead of the Grand Prix, unlike the other 18 drivers on the grid. Shutterstock EditorialMax Verstappen did not attend Wednesday’s premiere[/caption] GettyBrad Pitt stars in Apple’s glitzy new F1 film[/caption] It is understood that the event was mandatory…
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