Idris looked to Pitt for help in many ways, but especially with the clutch which, in an F1 car, is on the steering wheel, not the floor. "I was horrible on a clutch - and Brad was amazing," he says.

Damson Idris stole the show at last month’s Met Gala. The British-Nigerian actor cruised down Fifth Avenue in an APXGP F1 race car, pulling up to the event to hype his forthcoming film F1 ...

Damson Idris, left, confers with Formula 1 racing star Lewis Hamilton, who was a producer on "F1 The Movie," in which Idris costars with Brad Pitt as rookie driver Joshua Pearce.

With ‘F1,’ rising star Damson Idris enters Hollywood’s fast lane The Associated Press June 24, 2025, 11:24 AM ...