By James Broughton, July 14, 2025
OK, so the headline is deliberately misleading—Brad Pitt hasn’t become an official McLaren F1 test driver. Rather, he was invited to test a McLaren Formula 1 car at the Circuit of the Americas, home of the U.S. Grand Prix.
It’s all part of the promotion for Pitt’s upcoming F1 movie, and it serves as a clever way to connect with Formula 1 fans. Brad Pitt is joined by Martin Brundle, who also gets behind the wheel, while both are overseen by Lando Norris.
