Javier Bardem, who plays Ruben Cervantes, points out Idris and Pitt likely felt more pressure filming during the live races in front of hundreds of thousands of people. But he says the crew’s “work” wasn’t lost on him.

"It felt like flying," Idris says of zooming up to 180 miles per hour on the race track with "F1" costar — and fan — Brad Pitt, who helped him master the race cars' tricky clutch.