Brad Pitt participates in the British Grand Prix race

Brad Pitt joined Formula 1 drivers at Britain’s Formula 1 Grand Prix racing event on Sunday, but this isn’t just the case of a celebrity enjoying the perks of fame . The 59-year-old actor was present at Silverstone racecourse in Northamptonshire, England not only to watch Max Verstappen go to victory, but because of his role in an upcoming movie Jerry Bruckheimer The film tells the story of a retired racer (Pitt) who returns to the track to speed up a rising star racer.

If that plot sounds like Top Gun: Maverickyou are not wrong: the director of the film is Joseph Kosinsky, who also directed that blockbuster. There was a bit of confusion about the title of the Pitt project, which was briefly reported as top in a re-edited tweet from F1 GAME. But whatever it was called, it drew comparisons with Tom Cruise franchise, with collider call it “‘Top Gun’ on the track.” (Let’s quickly get over the observation that it was also a sales pitch to NASCAR’s scornful 1990s star Cruise. Thunderstorm day, the movie brought Cruise and his last wife Nicole Kidman together.)

Pitt took pictures with fans at the racetrack, Duration Report and participate in the official pre-race meeting of the drivers. According to F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, who third place todaymeeting “probably the best driver briefing we’ve ever had.”

Today is not Pitt’s first day at the Silvertone racetrack. Photos of the production process have been leaked since Wednesday, Sports sky noted, including an image of Pitt’s fictional driver, allegedly named “Sonny Hayes,” will be driving. The Daily mail shared photos of Pitt taken Saturday at the track, in which Pitt and co-star Damson Idris wore white firefighting suits with the logo for their fictional team.

Collider also reports that the duo also hit the track this weekend, hitting speeds of more than 150 mph. Talk to Sky Sports, Pitt said he was “not nervous going out on the track today,” although “as a civilian, I don’t know what it takes to be a driver. Aggression and ingenuity, I have great respect for it.”