4 h. ago Less death, more social media: Formula One films decades apart reveal a changed world | Emma John

The new Brad Pitt F1 movie offers a glossy exhilarating ride but its 1960s predecessor Grand Prix goes beneath the bonnet‘Let’s try to get the season off to a good start, shall we? Drive the car. Don’t try to stand it on its bloody ear.”Have you watched the movie? It’s about a rule-breaking American Formula One driver, the kind who blows past blue flags and crashes into his own teammate. You must have heard of it. They shot it in real race cars, across some of the most prestigious circuits in the world. It even had contemporary world championship drivers making notable cameos on the track. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Lorde secret set at Glastonbury review – new album playthrough is bold but a little foolhardy

WoodsiesLorde resembled Patti Smith as she introduced her entire new album, but the lack of well-known hits let the energy dropIt would be misleading to call Lorde’s performance at Glastonbury a “secret set”. Though listed on the schedule only as the mysterious “TBA”, playing the Woodsie stage for an hour shortly after the festival’s kick-off on Friday morning, the anonymous artist’s identity was seemingly widely known weeks before. Ella Yelich-O’Connor herself had not been exactly subtle, meaningfully flashing her eyes at Radio 1’s Greg James when he pointed out that the release of her fourth album, Virgin, coincided with Glastonbury’s first day. On Thursday, ahead of Virgin’s release, she provided confirmation by posting an aerial photo of the Woodsies tent on Instagram. It’s a bold move, to debut a new album to a crowd who won’t yet have had a chance to listen to it, let alone form any impressions – but Lorde has that kind of clout. Since her precocious debut, Pure Heroine, she h...

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20 h. ago Lorde at Glastonbury review – new album playthrough is bold but a little foolhardy

WoodsiesLorde resembles Patti Smith as she introduces her entire new album, Virgin, but the lack of well-known hits lets the energy dropIt would be misleading to call Lorde’s performance at Glastonbury a “secret set”. Though listed on the schedule only as the mysterious “TBA”, playing the Woodsie stage for an hour shortly after the festival’s kick-off on Friday morning, the anonymous artist’s identity was seemingly widely known weeks before. Ella Yelich-O’Connor herself had not been exactly subtle, meaningfully flashing her eyes at Radio 1’s Greg James when he pointed out that the release of her fourth album, Virgin, coincided with Glastonbury’s first day. On Thursday, ahead of Virgin’s release, she provided confirmation by posting an aerial photo of the Woodsies tent on Instagram. It’s a bold move, to debut a new album to a crowd who won’t yet have had a chance to listen to it, let alone form any impressions – but Lorde has that kind of clout. Since her precocious debut, Pure Heroi...

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21 h. ago Gemma Atkinson says 'this is exciting' as new major move uncovered

It comes after the Hits Radio host was teasing a secret project having left her Greater Manchester home to work in London

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23 h. ago Max Verstappen 'refused to film one scene' ahead of Brad Pitt's F1 movie

Max Verstappen reportedly refused to star in a scene in the newly released F1: The Movie despite other drivers making cameo appearances in the hugely anticipated film

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25 h. ago Brad Pitt’s Los Angeles home 'ransacked' by burglars amid F1 promo tour

The burglary is the latest in a series of high-profile incidents targeting celebrity homes in the city

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29 h. ago Brad Pitt doesn’t hold back with comments about Lewis Hamilton before F1 movie

Brad Pitt and Lewis Hamilton have collaborated on the upcoming 'F1' movie, which is set to be released on Friday, and the Hollywood icon was full of praise for the seven-time world champion

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29 h. ago CSI descends on Brad Pitt's sprawling LA mansion to find 'a real mess' after terrifying incident

Pictures obtained by DailyMail.com captured the CSI team trawling the home for evidence in the hours after the incident.

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30 h. ago Lewis Hamilton's influence on F1 movie revealed by Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt lauded Lewis Hamilton as a human being after the pair collaborated on the upcoming 'F1' film that the Hollywood icon stars in and the seven-time world champion produced

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35 h. ago Brad Pitt’s $5m house in Los Angeles ‘ransacked’ after break

Police say suspects broke in through the front window and fled with property while Pitt was on tour for his new film F1Police are investigating a break-in at a home reportedly owned by Brad Pitt, who has been on a globe-spanning promo tour for his new movie, F1, after three people allegedly “ransacked” the property.The Los Angeles police department confirmed they responded to a break-in Wednesday night at a house on the 2300 block of North Edgemont Street in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago The plot misfires and it takes ages to reach the finish line. But Brad's high

In a cut-and-paste narrative we've seen a thousand times before, a grizzled has-been makes an unlikely comeback. But in F1 it's told with such high-octane energy that it barely matters.

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36 h. ago Home reportedly owned by Brad Pitt was ransacked by burglars, police say

Police are investigating a break-in at a home reportedly owned by Brad Pitt, who has been on a globe-spanning promo tour for his new movie, “F1.”

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37 h. ago Brad Pitt's home terrorized by thieves who scaled fence to break in

The thieves scaled a fence before ransacking the actor's home Los Angeles home and making off with property.

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38 h. ago Brad Pitt's home fence scaled by thieves in terrifying break

Hollywood icon Brad Pitt's home has reportedly been terrorised by thieves, with it alleged three suspects tried to scale the fence at his Los Angeles property

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38 h. ago Brad Pitt’s LA home invaded by burglars who scaled fence and busted window

Actor not home at time of break-in

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42 h. ago Lewis Hamilton says Brad Pitt’s character in F1 film has echoes of James Hunt

Hunt, the 1976 world champion, was famed for his charisma and maverick approach to motor racing.

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43 h. ago Brad Pitt fumes as he's embarrassed by radio host Greg James at F1 simulator

The A-lister, 61, was joined in the capital by co-star of his new F1 movie Damson Idris , 33, to take on a series of challenges at F1 Arcade.

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44 h. ago Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie drop bombshell on how long their bitter vineyard war could last in court

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's bitter vineyard battle is officially headed to trial next year - and both sides are bracing for a lengthy fight.

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46 h. ago Brad Pitt says driving Formula One car 'a rush' as new movie hits cinemas

The Hollywood star, who plays F1 driver Sonny Hayes in the blockbuster film, was recently given the chance to drive McLaren's 2023 car around Austin's Circuit of the Americas.

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46 h. ago Max Verstappen refused to film F1 movie scene with Brad Pitt as he explains double snub

F1: The Movie is out now in cinemas but without a scene including Brad Pitt and Max Verstappen, which the Red Bull Formula 1 star reportedly refused to take part in

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