If you have been following Damson Idris‘s journey over the past year, this news will feel like the inevitable next chapter. The British-Nigerian actor has officially been named Formula 1’s Global Brand Ambassador — and the role could not fit anyone better right now. It all started with the film. Damson starred alongside Brad Pitt in “F1: The Movie,” playing rookie driver Joshua Pearce opposite Pitt’s Sonny Hayes. Shot during real Grand Prix weekends, with both actors actually behind the wheel of modified Formula 2 cars, the film became the most successful sports movie of all time, grossing over $630 million at the global box office and earning a Best Picture Oscar nomination. Damson’s connection to Formula 1 did not stop at the film though. At the 2025 Met Gala, he arrived in a custom w...