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.

Apple is in talks to acquire the U.S. broadcast rights to screen Formula 1 when the contract becomes available next year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (July 9), following the success of Brad Pitt's "F1: The Movie." Julian Satterthwaite reports.

Brad Pitt’s latest film “F1” is racing onto screens after a long wait. The film follows Pitt as a retired Formula 1 driver who is asked to step back into the mix to help guide an up-and-coming driver played by Damson Idris. This is Kosinsky’s first film since 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick.”