The Business Times
business-time-50

Brad Pitt has a lesson for Formula 1’s green makeover

Stop pretending to be something else

Summarise
google-preferred-sourceAdd BT as a preferred source
    • Pitt (above) isn’t going to remain relevant by giving himself a Timothee Chalamet makeover. F1, similarly, should quit pretending it’s part of the climate solution. It’s noisy, smelly, fast and dirty. That’s the whole point.
    • Pitt (above) isn’t going to remain relevant by giving himself a Timothee Chalamet makeover. F1, similarly, should quit pretending it’s part of the climate solution. It’s noisy, smelly, fast and dirty. That’s the whole point. PHOTO: WARNER BROS

    David Fickling

    Published Sat, Aug 2, 2025 · 07:00 AM

    EVERY film star entering their seventh decade knows they’ve reached an age when they have to play to type. If only venerable sports franchises had the same self-awareness.

    F1: The Movie, the Brad Pitt-Formula 1 crossover currently in cinemas, illustrates this contradiction perfectly.

    Pitt used to appear as romantic leads and sword-and-sandals heroes, and in comedy turns and art-film roles. As he’s aged into his sixties, that range has been boiled down to its original essence, leaving him typecast as a pretty, and increasingly rugged, maverick. Audiences don’t seem to mind. F1: The Movie saw the biggest US opening for a Pitt vehicle since 2013’s World War Z.

    Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter. Delivered to your inbox. Free.

    HollywoodFormula One

    Share with us your feedback on BT's products and services

    Feedback

    TRENDING NOW

    Ohmyhome (BVI) is the holding company of Ohmyhome Singapore and its subsidiaries, which provide real estate services in Singapore and Malaysia.

    Ohmyhome Ltd sells real estate business for token US$1 due to poor business and continued losses

    Vincent Tan, founder of Berjaya Group, has reduced his holdings in multiple companies within the group.

    Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan’s sell-downs point to pruning rather than an exit plan

    The house sits on a road just off Bishops Avenue, a north London street known as “Billionaire’s Row”.

    Buyer for England striker Harry Kane’s former mansion must pay £3.4 million after abandoning deal

    Asean is now in a position to revisit the idea of a bloc-to-bloc agreement with the EU.

    EU and Asean at 50: time for bold action

    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More