With 'F1', rising star Damson Idris enters Hollywood’s fast lane

Idris seeks out projects that challenge him and characters who are as different as possible. — AP

Damson Idris was trying to tune out the noise, but that's a little difficult at a Formula One race.

The British-Nigerian actor was in the zone, in character, filming the high-octane summer movie F1 with Brad Pitt at some of the world’s most famous racetracks.