‘It transcends just being a racing movie’ – ‘F1’ star Damson Idris on playing a rookie, acting with Brad Pitt and training to drive

We are moving ever closer to the release of the F1 movie, which tells the story of ex-Formula 1 driver Sonny Hayes (played by Brad Pitt) as he makes his comeback to the sport with the fictional APXGP team to partner rookie Joshua Pearce.

Ahead of the film’s release on June 25 internationally and June 27 in North America, Damson Idris – who stars as Joshua – sat down to discuss the process of making the movie, why he felt compelled to “protect” his character and what he can’t wait for fans to experience when watching ’F1 The Movie’…