The release date for F1, starring Brad Pitt, is here and seven-time champ Lewis Hamilton has played a key role in the movie. Formula 1’s stock has never been higher than it is right now, a popularity boom which can be traced back to Netflix’s hit docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’.

Lewis Hamilton has revealed Brad Pitt’s character in the new Formula One blockbuster was based on James Hunt. F1: The Movie, of which seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is an executive producer,

Sir Lewis Hamilton wanted to ensure F1 pundits David 'Crofty' Croft and Martin Brundle bagged F1 movie roles.