‘We couldn’t have made this film without him’ – The ‘instrumental’ role that Lewis Hamilton and the drivers played in the ‘F1’ movie

Kosinski has also acknowledged Hamilton’s input in terms of understanding the narrative, the Briton having experience of the situations facing both drivers depicted in the film.

“Lewis was instrumental in not only the technical aspects obviously, but in the real kind of formulative stage of the movie, formulating this narrative,” Kosinski explained. “We tell the story of Sonny Hayes, who’s kind of [a] veteran racer, and then Joshua Pierce, who’s a rookie.

“Lewis has been both. He’s been the rookie almost winning his first season in Formula 1 and now with seven World Championships. He’s kind of seen it all.

“So his perspective on shaping the narrative of these two characters and kind of giving me real insight into what it is that drives him, what makes these guys want to do this day in day out, it was really, really helpful. We couldn’t have made this film without him.”

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And when asked what the biggest thrill was for him in making the movie, Kosinski credited the role of the other drivers on the grid, with shooting for F1 having taken place in real-time during Grand Prix weekends.

“There’s so many [highlights],” the director continued. “It’s hard to pick one, but I’ll say working alongside Lewis and all the other drivers on the grid and having them embrace us, because certainly asking to be part of that family and that world and to say, you’re making a movie, there’s going to be some reticence there.