An Essex racing driver has featured in the new F1 movie alongside Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.F1: The Movie hit cinema screens across the world on 25 June and centres on a fictional Formula 1 team, APXGP.

Lewis Hamilton had a role helping to produce the film. Pitt drove a Mercedes-built car at the 2023 F1 British Grand Prix in front of fans to shoot scenes for the movie. Variety report that Apple are already considering a sequel. Pitt wants fellow superstar Cruise to star alongside him - but after their previous failure, he isn’t optimistic.

Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise previously announced they both wanted to work Ford v Ferrari, a landmark racing movie, and now Pitt says he wants Cruise in a follow-up to F1: The Movie. Pitt told The National he's still not sure exactly how it would work out,