Carlos Sainz gave “pure F1 fans” a heads up as he attended the premiere of ‘F1 The Movie’, as it is after all, a “Hollywood film”.

 Formula 1 was out in force as ‘F1 The Movie’ took to the red carpet in New York on Monday night for the premiere of the Brad Pitt movie.      

Brad Pitt F1 movie premieres in New York

Although many of the drivers, in fact all but Max Verstappen, had already seen the action-packed movie in a special F1-only event screened ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, Monday marked the worldwide premiere of the film.

The majority of the F1 drivers, as well as team bosses, were present with one notable exception.

Verstappen having told Formule1.nl: “I’m going home to my daughter.

“Whether I will watch that film at a later time? Maybe yes.

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“If it suits me or if someone else wants to see it, then I’m fine with it. And maybe I will be positively surprised.

 “I also sincerely hope that it is a good and successful film and that it has a positive effect on Formula 1. You just shouldn’t force me to go somewhere, because that’s not quite how it should be.”

But as a pure F1 fan, in fact as an F1 driver, Sainz reckons a pinch of salt may be required. Sharing his thoughts on the red carpet, the Williams driver said: “There’s something for everyone for sure.

“I’ll just say for the pure F1 fans, be open-minded to Hollywood films.