Footage of Brad Pitt’s 197 mph lap in a McLaren released, 61-year-old calls the experience “unforgettable”

Weeks after Brad Pitt took a lap in a real McLaren F1 car around the Circuit of the Americas, the video of his thrilling ride has been unveiled. The 61-year-old stepped into the 2023-spec MCL60 and drove like a pro, with engineers assisting him via team radio.

Fans were thrilled to see Pitt taking on a Formula 1 car. The stunt was performed around the release of Pitt’s movie, F1.

Brad Pitt drives McLaren F1 car

The video was shared on F1’s official X account with the caption: “‘Unforgettable’. Ride onboard with F1: The Movie star Brad Pitt, and listen to his first full lap in an F1 car through the radio waves.”Formula 1 fans were ecstatic to see Brad Pitt behind the wheel. “Still wild hearing Brad Pitt’s voice over team radio.

Can’t wait to see how this plays on screen — F1 meets Hollywood for real,” wrote one user who was eager to watch the film. Another commented, “He’ll probably brag to his friends that if he were younger, he could have made it in F1.” One more added, “Brad Pitt tearing up the track in an F1 car? That’s cinema and speed colliding — goosebumps all the way.

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Another X user pointed out: “Superstar points > super licence points.” “This was a bucket-list moment for him,” said another.

Brad Pitt on driving a F1 car

It was Lando Norris who guided Pitt through the experience of driving an F1 car and spent an entire day with the actor. Reflecting on his lap, Pitt said on the Beyond the Grid podcast, “I got to hit 197 mph this week. I really wanted to hit 200. You know, it hurts me a little bit — three miles per hour short on the straight. This was at Austin. I've just never experienced anything with more presence in my life. You're so focused, but you're not white-knuckling.

You're just in this sublime groove. It is really extraordinary.”“I try to explain this feeling of downforce, and I fail every time. You try to compare it to a rollercoaster, but that’s not even close, because you feel the fulcrum point underneath you—you’re in it. I was in an aerobatic plane once, and it’s the closest thing, but even that doesn't compare. This is such a unique sensation—an absolute high. I’m still riding that high, I really am,” he added.Also Read: F1 London premiere: Tom Cruise steals attention from Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton, reunites with Pitt after 24 yearsPitt also thanked McLaren CEO Zak Brown for giving him the opportunity to drive an F1 car. Brown also has a cameo in Pitt’s F1 movie.