The racing scenes in Brad Pitt¡¯s new ¡°F1¡± movie are impressively authentic, but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport¡¯s past is woven into the plot ¡ª with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic license.

¡°We just drew from history. A little this, a little that, then we had Lewis Hamilton keep us straight,¡± Pitt commented at a New York premiere ahead of this week¡¯s general release in cinemas.

Apple¡¯s senior vice president of services Eddy Cue, a lifelong Formula One fan and Ferrari board member, told reporters after a media screening that ¡°there¡¯s not a single event in here ... that hasn¡¯t happened in a real race.¡±