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

Stop pretending to be something else

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    • 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.

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