Brad Pitt (L), Max Verstappen (C), and Christian Horner (R) (Images via Getty)
Brad Pitt-starrer F1 film's producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, recently claimed that Max Verstappen's team, Red Bull, felt that they would be portrayed as villains in the movie. He explained how the filmmakers tried to convince them otherwise.
One of the co-producers of the film was seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. Hence, the senior team of the filming crew decided to take help from Mercedes to create F1 cars for a fictional team that was going to be portrayed in the film. The Brackley-based team helped in creating F1 car chassis that were fitted onto F2 machinery so that it would be easier for drivers to handle.
However, when the F1 paddock got to know that F1's film crew was teaming up with Mercedes, several teams thought about how would they be portrayed in the feature. According to Bruckheimer, Red Bull, one of Mercedes' main rival teams, thought that they would be portrayed as villains in the film.
