F1 fans hit out at Brad Pitt for 'disrespectful' move during the British Grand Prix: 'Read the f***ing room'

Formula 1 fans were divided complete Brad Pitt's quality astatine nan British Grand Prix complete nan weekend.

The A-list character was spotted astatine Silverstone filming scenes for his upcoming sports action play - imaginatively titled F1 - successful nan paddock alongside nan likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

Although Pitt and his co-stars person been spotted astatine respective races complete nan past twelvemonth filming the Joseph Kosinski-directed flick, he rubbed fans nan incorrect measurement connected Saturday afternoon. 

The Oscar victor was seen stepping into nan media pen aft qualifying for an 'interview' alongside existent reporters, nevertheless respective fans took rumor pinch nan truth he stood beside McLaren's Lando Norris while he was discussing his difficult qualifying session. 

'lando having a heartbreaking question and reply meantime nan clone f1 drivers from nan goofy movie stepping up down him and doing their interviews one can’t do this s**t anymore this athletics is truthful unserious,' 1 personification wrote connected X.

'imagine you conscionable had a stinker of a title and there’s brad pitt correct down you having a clone question and reply astir his imaginary title win,' different chimed in. 

A 3rd wrote, 'can you ideate being a driver this play and nan full clip you’ve conscionable gotta woody pinch brad pitt conscionable successful nan inheritance larping connected his ain ... i genuinely can’t get complete it he’s virtually there. astatine their job. PRETENDING to do their job???? it’s truthful funny.' 

Another instrumentality added, 'hot return but it’s a spot disrespectful and weird to person brad acting adjacent to nan drivers who are experiencing truthful galore emotions aft a title and brads conscionable successful their space.' 

Others disagreed that nan move was 'disrespectful,' claiming some Pitt and nan F1 drivers were simply doing their jobs.

'He's not interrupting any of nan drivers interview, he conscionable doing his job,' 1 personification wrote. 

Another echoed nan sentiment, 'It’s hardly disrespectful, F1 is intermezo and a business. What Brad is doing is bringing much ray to nan athletics which will invariably bring much money to nan drivers and everyone else.'

Earlier successful nan weekend, Apple Films dropped nan first trailer and poster for nan film, which is owed to beryllium released successful nan summertime of 2025.   

In nan promotional materials, Pitt was seen rocking nan helmet of his fictional team, 'APXGP,' alongside Damson Idris, who plays his teammate. 

The movie will impact each 10 F1 teams, nan sport's drivers, nan Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and title promoters, pinch filming owed to proceed arsenic precocious arsenic nan Abu Dhabi title successful December of this year. 

The formed besides includes Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Sarah Niles, Kim Bodnia, Samson Kayo, and Callie Cooke.