Toto Wolff had the stage stage before shooting a scene for the film F1

Barely a few days ago, the reports indicated that the film had already brought back $ 552.5 million internationally. Meanwhile, This figure has now rose to $ 590 million, or around 489.5 million euros, according to Box Office Mojo.

With this CAP crossed, the film has now exceeded Cars 2which had completed his career at $ 559.8 million (around 480 million euros). For example, He thus becomes the film on the most profitable motorsport of all time.

Fiction. Similarly, reality – Toto wolff had stage stage

The key to this success was toto wolff had stage stage to mix the classic narrative of cinema with real action on track, with the participation of current stars of Formula 1.

Among them is Toto Wolff. Similarly, director of Mercedes, who shot a brief scene alongside Damson Idris, towards the end of the film, after the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. Moreover, In this scene. Meanwhile, Wolff turns to Joshua Pearce and tells him that if he ever plans to leave Apx GP, Mercedes would be interested.

Questioned by the Wall Street Journal On what it was to play in a real film. Furthermore, the Austrian said: “It was interesting, to be part of the discussions with the actors Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem, as well as with the director Joe Kosinski and the producer Jerry Bruckheimer. In addition, »»

A repeated scene

He then shared a fun anecdote on toto wolff had stage stage his shoot: “In the end, I have this little cameo. They say it’s great, but I think they lie to me. It makes me grimacate. It was in Abu Dhabi after the race. There was no hairdresser or makeup artist. They said, “We do it now.” They were a little annoyed because I think I redid the scene five times. I wanted it to be good, even if the result was not really so: I “had the stage fright!”

Wolff revealed that Mercedes had been affected from the first stages of the film’s production on Formula 1. sharing his enthusiasm as filming approaches. But the involvement of F1 in the project is not new. as the main team explained by giving more details on production.

Vasseur slipped the idea of using an F2

“We were involved early, he told the media. I think we toto wolff had stage stage got ahead. During the first discussions. we sent Brad to a piloting school in France, so that he passes through Formula 4 cars, then higher and higher. We also tried to help him on the narration. Lewis Hamilton being an executive producer, he wanted to make sure that the film is as realistic as possible. And we had some giggles. But I think it’s a very, very good story. »»

“We helped them, Wolff specifies again. It was actually a suggestion of Fred Vasseur. I think, to use an F2 and to build a body around so that it looks like an F1. With the garages, the staff, everything … we tried to give them designs so that they can be as close as possible to reality. And when we see the result, we realize the magnitude of the work. »»