Christian Horner Takes a Subtle Dig at Lewis Hamilton’s $140 Million Business Partner Brad Pitt After Williams F1 Announcement

Williams’ team principal Jost Capito during the US Grand Prix announced they will sign F2 driver Logan Sargeant in 2023, provided he secures enough points to earn a Super License. Red Bull boss Christian Horner lauded the move to bring an American driver to the F1 fold. The appreciation, however, came with a dig at Lewis Hamilton and his Hollywood project with superstar Brad Pitt.

The Inglourious B*sterds star was regularly sighted during the weekend at COTA. He even had a tour of the grid before the race. Getting hands-on experience, he has been researching for the role in Lewis Hamilton’s Hollywood ambition.

Christian Horner takes a dig at Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt

Nicholas Latifi’s 3 years with Williams have been a disappointing stint. Jost Capito decided to part ways with the Canadian driver at the end of the season and look outside of the current F1 drivers to fill the empty cockpit. Logan Sargeant, who was already rumored to be getting the seat, made his FP1 debut at COTA on Friday. He is currently sitting in 3rd place in the F2 drivers’ standings and if he is to earn his Super License, he will have to finish the season in the top 3 at the end of the season.

Taking a shot at Brad Pitt, Christian Horner during the FIA press conference said, “I think we need an American driver. Not only just a driver, we need a successful driver in there competing as well. It shouldn’t just be Brad Pitt.”

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Horner appreciated Williams’ move to bring in an American driver in F1. “I think it’s great news. Congrats to Jost and the Williams team on hopefully achieving that – obviously still subject to the Super Licence – which I think is another topic that we perhaps need to have a look at.”

Lewis Hamilton’s $140 million passion project

7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was offered a role alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick. However, because of his commitments to Formula 1, the Mercedes main man had to back out of the project. Hamilton did not give up on his Hollywood dream, though.

He is producing a project of his own which is themed around F1. Apple TV has reportedly bought the rights to the film for $140 million. Hamilton roped in Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski to work on the movie.

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Brad Pitt recently came under fire from F1 fans when he snubbed former F1 driver Martin Brundle for an interview during the grid walk at the COTA.