F1 premiere: George Russell and Brad Pitt chat about twinning in same shirts, Pierre Gasly cracks a joke about Pitt’s character Sonny Hayes

Brad Pitt’s F1 movie had its grand premiere at Times Square in New York and was nothing short of spectacular. Formula cars lined up at the venue as the black carpet was laid out for the F1 fraternity.

George Russell, Alex Albon, Esteban Ocon, and co-producer Lewis Hamilton have now shared their pictures and videos from the premiere. Most of them arrived with their girlfriends for the event, which also had F1 team principals and the star cast of the film in attendance.

Formula 1 drivers share happy memories from F1 movie premiere

George Russell shared a video of him meeting Brad Pitt and having a small chat about how they were twinning in similar shirts. Russell wrote in the caption: “When you both turn up wearing the same salmon shirt… Awesome to be in NYC for the F1 Movie Premiere,” along with a laughing emoji.

Fresh from his first win of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix, Russell shared more pictures, including one in which he was posing with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and Apple CEO Tim Cook. A couple more pictures showed him posing and chatting with his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. He also shared a video of himself walking down the street towards his car and waving to fans. He captioned the post, “Movie night in the big apple.

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Haas driver Esteban Ocon shared several candid moments from the F1 premiere on his Instagram page. He posted pictures with F1 drivers like Charles Leclerc, Franco Colapinto, and others. He also shared a few pictures with his girlfriend Flavy Barla as they posed together in their hotel room. He also shared a picture of himself and Barla posing with the other F1 couple, his Haas teammate Ollie Bearman and his girlfriend Alicia Stent-Torriani.

Alpine driver Pierre Gasly attended the event with his girlfriend Francisca Cerqueira Gomes. He shared some photos from the premiere on Instagram along with a hilarious note. It read: “What a night!! F1 movie premiere in Times Square yesterday, definitely a pinch me moment, the whole event felt pretty surreal. Excited to hear what you guys think of the F1 movie, I personally really liked it! That Sonny Hayes guy is pretty damn fast, but surely not many points left on his licence.

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Williams driver Alex Albon attended the F1 premiere with girlfriend and golfer Lily Muni He. He shared a bunch of pictures of them walking the black carpet at Times Square, sitting in a car, and raising a toast. It was Lily’s birthday, and she had rung in the day with midnight birthday celebrations in their hotel room. She posted pictures with Albon as they celebrated the occasion with burgers and a small birthday cake.

Kick Sauber driver Gabriel Bortoleto also shared a few pictures with his girlfriend from the F1 premiere. He simply wrote, “NY” in the caption.

Co-producer Lewis Hamilton pens note post F1 premiere

Lewis Hamilton is a co-producer of the film and joined the cast and crew at the F1 premiere. He shared a bunch of pictures with the movie cast, including Pitt, Damson Idris, and Apple CEO Tim Cook. The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski.

The Ferrari driver penned a note along with the photos.

It read: “NY premiere of the @f1movie!! I’m so proud to be a part of this as my first production with Dawn Apollo Films. Something of this scale with so many talented people working together to create the most authentic F1 film remains an incredible experience. Thank you to the cast, crew, Apple, Warner Bros., Jerry and Joe for trusting me as a first time producer. This is only the beginning.

”Also Read: F1 movie premiere: Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon, Pierre Gasly and their girlfriends join Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt at Times SquareF1, the movie, stars Brad Pitt as a car racer who goes on to realize his own dream of becoming an F1 champion while making a comeback to mentor an F1 rookie. The film also stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Javier Bardem. It is set to release in theatres on June 27. Most of the F1 drivers currently competing this season have played cameos in the film and have given positive reviews after watching the movie ahead of release.