Beyond the grid & behind the scenes

FORMULA ONE TEAMS TREAT THEIR TRADE secrets like matters of national security. In a motor-sport where milliseconds separate champions from also-rans, hiding technical know-how from opponents is as key

Above: Brad Pitt strikes a suitably heroic pose as Sonny Hayes in this poster for the new film F1, released on July 25. Note the use of the official F1 logo indicating the collaboration between sport

THE LONDON-BORN ACTOR PLAYS A BRITISH ROOKIE RACER IN F1

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From the early stages of the filming of the F1 movie it was common knowledge that Brad Pitt’s character Sonny Hayes had supposedly raced in the ’90s before a major accident derailed his career. It was

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