Is Brad Pitt morphing into actor Steve McQueen who was known for his rugged good looks and passion for motorsports

They were some blessed pinch rugged bully looks, enjoyed successful Hollywood careers, and a shared passion for motorsport.

After Brad Pitt, 60, donned his leathers and a brace of aviator sunglasses astatine Silverstone this play for nan Grand Prix, galore couldn't thief but tie parallels pinch nan 'king of cool' who died successful 1980 astatine nan property of 50. 

The Once Upon a Time... successful Hollywood character is playing seasoned driver Sonny Hayes successful nan upcoming Formula One flick, which will beryllium called F1, 53 years aft McQueen starred as Michael Delaney successful racing 1971 movie Le Mans. 

Meanwhile their acting careers besides took nan aforesaid guidance arsenic some Hollywood hunks played nan starring domiciled successful lukewarm films, pinch McQueen starring successful The War Lover successful 1962, while Pitt played U.S. Army Sergeant Don 'Wardaddy' Collier successful 2014's Fury.

The similarities don't extremity there, arsenic some actors starred successful akin romanticist occidental films. In 1994, Brad starred alongside Anthony Hopkins, successful Legends of nan Fall.

Meanwhile 14 years earlier, in 1980 McQueen, who was erstwhile nan astir highly paid character successful Hollywood, played a legendary lawman, outlaw and gunfighter in American Western Tom Horn. 

He was dubbed nan 'King of cool' because his individual marque consisted of being rebellious, mysterious, attractive.

McQueen was a known arsenic a existent rebel (as opposed to a PR creation) who fascinated everyone moreover disconnected screen. 

He was known arsenic a petrol caput pinch a request for speed, racing cars, motorcycles and planes.

He was an accomplished title car driver, competing successful events specified arsenic nan 12 hours of Sebring and nan British Touring Car Championship. He besides participated successful motorcycle racing, his astir notable title being nan world six days trial.

Fans are besides fascinated by Brad's antics disconnected screen, from his emotion life, divorcement from Angelina Jolie, ineligible battles and moreover his absorbing style.     

McQueen and Pitt person besides been known to measurement down nan camera, arsenic Brad is credited arsenic a Producer connected his F1 movie, McQueen attempted to make nan Formula 1 film, Day of The Champion, successful 1965. 

Unfortunately for McQueen, a parallel movie, John Frankenheimer's Grand Prix, hit him to nan punch which played a cardinal domiciled successful nan cancellation of his passion project.

The absorbing communicative of nan movie that ne'er made it to cinema screens was told successful nan Sky documentary Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie.

The documentary showed never-seen-footage from nan project, including an opening changeable for McQueen's movie. 

Hopefully Brad's caller F1 flick, which will beryllium co-produced by Lewis Hamilton and is owed to beryllium released successful June 2025, will not suffer nan aforesaid destiny arsenic McQueen's The Champion.

It appears it is each systems spell for Brad arsenic he blended successful among nan master racing drivers while filming a segment for nan Formula One film astatine nan iconic Silverstone circuit earlier this month. 

The Hollywood prima was clad successful a helmet and racing suit arsenic he prepared to deed nan way for high-speed driving during time 2 of nan British Grand Prix festival.

Only a sliver of Brad's look could beryllium seen arsenic he sat successful nan car pinch his helmet up of nan gruelling believe convention during 1 of nan astir legendary athletics events of nan year.

After filming for nan movie was delayed amid nan US actors' and writers' onslaught past year, Brad, was spotted racing an adapted Formula Two car betwixt believe sessions arsenic they made a commencement connected nan action scenes.

F1 chiefs are hoping nan movie will travel nan fame of Netflix's Drive to Survive series. Brad plays nan domiciled of a seasoned driver Sonny Hayes, who is returning to nan F1 grid aft a agelong absence.

Alongside his fictional rookie team-mate Joshua Pierce - played by British character Damson Idris - nan Fight Club prima lined up pinch nan sport's 20 drivers anterior to past year's title astatine Silverstone.

Meanwhile multi-world champion Lewis, 39, has been heavy progressive successful nan book to guarantee nan movie is arsenic authentic arsenic possible.

Joseph Kosinski, nan man down Top Gun: Maverick, is directing nan film, while Jerry Bruckheimer - who besides worked connected nan Tom Cruise blockbuster - is listed arsenic a producer.