'F1' director Joseph Kosinski chats with THR at the film's premiere in New York and shares that Lewis Hamilton approved of Brad Pitt and Damson Idris driving race cars for the film. Plus, he reveals what he learned and applied from working on 'Top Gun: Maverick.'
00:00Hi Joe, congratulations on this film. It's really Brad and Damson behind the wheel for this, so what sort of approvals did we need behind the scenes to get this movie off the ground?
00:09A lot of conversations with the insurance companies, for sure, but the good thing for me is that Brad and Damson both proved themselves to be incredible drivers.
00:19Very capable behind the wheel, they were signed off on by Lewis Hamilton himself, so, you know, as nerve-wracking as it is to see them driving at this speed,
00:28I really, I had faith in their ability and also the team we put around them.
00:32Were there any key things that you learned from the success of Top Gun that you took into making this film?
00:39Never take no for an answer, you know, and just keep asking, keep asking, keep asking, and eventually, you know, we got to do everything we wanted to, which is amazing.
00:48I really have to thank Formula One for letting us into their world and giving us the access to pull this off.
