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F1’s Damson Idris Gushes Over Brad Pitt’s Mentorship: 'Amazing, Giving'

Brad Pitt taught Damson Idris to focus on goals and tune out noise while filming 'F1: The Movie,' a high-speed action film about Formula 1 racing

“Brad is just such an amazing, giving, humble human being, and he constantly wants you to win,” Idris, 33, who plays prodigious racing rookie Joshua Pearce in the pulse-pounding action flick, told Us Weekly exclusively. In the movie, Joshua receives similar guidance from his mother ( Sarah Niles), who reminds him, “Remember what your father used to say, ‘Put your head down and drive,’” when he begins to let outside noise from social media, sponsorships and Pitt’s Sonny Hayes distract him. From the team behind Top Gun: Maverick, F1(out Friday, June 27) puts Idris and Pitt in the driver’s seat, doing their own racing under the guidance of producer and real-life Formula One star Lewis Hamilton.

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