Brad Pitt ‘passes out’ in strange scene while filming absurdly expensive F1 movie

As if there wasn’t enough going on around Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, production on Brad Pitt’s upcoming F1 movie titled — get this — F1 still going on between sessions, and one scene they shot has a lot of people scratching their heads a little bit.

Videos making the rounds on social media appeared to show F1 crew shooting a scene for the wildly expensive movie where Brad Pitt’s character “Sonny Hayes” crashes during the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Okay, that makes sense.

But it was the ultra-dramatic way in which Pitt “passed out” when the ambulance arrived that left everyone confused.

Here’s another view of the footage which gives you a little more context… not that it helps too much.

Now we all know they have to pump things up for the silver screen, although I’d argue that if there’s anything that shouldn’t be pumped up, it’s a guy crashing an F1 car at 200 mph.

And we don’t know what the finished scene will look like when it’s cut together with sound effects and music… but doesn’t it all seem a little over dramatic?

I mean, Brad Pitt’s passing out would be right at home in a local theater production of Titus Andronicus.

Even the most dramatic crashes in F1 history – and there are some dramatic; I’m going straight to Romain Grosjean’s horrific fiery crash in Bahrain – playing out like they would in real life. No one reached for the safety car only to pass out just as it arrived.

Someone in the comments had a great way F1 the crew could have studied beforehand.

They are not wrong. WIlliams’ Franco Colapinto had a major crash in qualifying just hours before filming took place, suffering a violent impact that the team said registered 50Gs.

Fortunately, he is okay and he will race in the Grand Prix.

Sonny Hayes, AKA Brad Pitt? Probably wouldn’t be ready to race, judging by the whole fainting thing.