“It was amazing, the adrenaline."
Simone Ashley has described filming F1 as an “amazing” and “adrenaline-filled experience”.
The Bridgerton star spoke about the high-octane film, which is directed by Joseph Kosinski of Top Gun: Maverick fame.
She appears alongside Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt.
Simone, whose role remains undisclosed, said the rush came from filming and touring alongside real Grand Prix races.
She said: “Obviously, with the strikes and delays, we finally wrapped in Abu Dhabi in December.
“It’s been a long time, and you know, it’s Damson and Brad’s movie.
“I’m just so grateful that I can be part of it, and yeah, we’ve toured with the Grand Prix. We were filming at the real races.”
Simone Ashley detailed the intense logistics involved in capturing the action.
“You had to work as a team. Sometimes, we literally had one take for certain shots.
“Like, you’d see on the call sheet eight minutes to get this one thing because we were shooting alongside the races.”
Describing the atmosphere, she said: “It was amazing, the adrenaline. It was kind of like theatre. It felt so live… You hear the crowd and the fireworks and the cars.
“Everything’s just so fast-paced and noisy, and we’re all together as a little unit.
“It was just one of the craziest things I think I’ve ever been part of.”
On what it was like working with Brad Pitt, Simone said:
“Really great, really lovely. Just grateful I got to be part of it. I mean, it’s a Brad Pitt movie. [It’s] kind of awesome.”
Apple TV+ recently released a trailer for the film.
Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a former driver aiming for a comeback after a career-ending crash.
His biggest competition comes from his ambitious young teammate, Joshua Pearce, played by Damson Idris.
F1 releases in theatres on June 27, 2025.
Watch the Trailer for F1
For Simone Ashley, she is coming off the release of Picture This, which sees her play Pia, a photographer whose romantic life is thrown into chaos when a tarot reader predicts that she’ll find true love in her next five dates.
She will also reprise her role as Kate Bridgerton in the fourth season of Bridgerton.
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