India, June 29 -- Brad Pitt's sports drama film F1 is making all the right noises at the box office. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the film follows a race-car driver who returns to Formula One after a thirty-year break to help save his old teammate's underdog squad. Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a nomadic racer-for-hire and former F1 driver for Team Lotus, who is recruited to join the APXGP team. Damson Idris stars as Joshua Pearce, a young, talented rookie who also drives for APXGP, becoming Hayes' teammate and main rival.

Pitt was asked about his F1 co-star at a recent press conference, where Idris was also present. "Do I really need to say this in front of Damson?" Pitt joked, as quoted by USA Today. Shaking his head, Idris said, "That'...