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Cars star sold on F1 show
Monday, 15, May, 2006, 18:06
The worlds of Hollywood and Formula 1 collided once again at the Spanish Grand Prix when the star of the new animation film Cars, Owen Wilson, made a visit to the paddock.
The American actor, famed for his role as Hutch in the 21st century remake of Starsky and Hutch, was a guest of the Renault team at Catalunya, promoting the children’s film which sees him voice the main character- an obnoxious cartoon stock-car.
It was the actor’s first appearance at an F1 race and he was impressed by what he saw.
"This is the first ever race I have been to, and it is pretty exciting to be backstage and to see what goes into it,” he enthused.
“It seems much more technological than NASCAR which we have in the US.
"There's a lot of race fans here, and it struck me how strange it is that in every game, America has its own version - and it's the same with racing. I kind of wish we took part more, so we could be involved in all of this."
The film produced by Pixar, the film-makers behind Toy Story, sees Wilson star alongside octogenarian race-fan Paul Newman and a certain M Schumacher- who cameos as a red racing car.
"It has come from director John Lasseter's love of cars, he has set it in a world of cars, and I am literally the voice of a race car,” says Wilson about the film.
“So it tells my journey, starting as an obnoxious race car, who gets his comeuppance and learns his lessons. It's a really Hollywood story!"
Cars star sold on F1 show
Monday, 15, May, 2006, 18:06
The worlds of Hollywood and Formula 1 collided once again at the Spanish Grand Prix when the star of the new animation film Cars, Owen Wilson, made a visit to the paddock.
The American actor, famed for his role as Hutch in the 21st century remake of Starsky and Hutch, was a guest of the Renault team at Catalunya, promoting the children’s film which sees him voice the main character- an obnoxious cartoon stock-car.
It was the actor’s first appearance at an F1 race and he was impressed by what he saw.
"This is the first ever race I have been to, and it is pretty exciting to be backstage and to see what goes into it,” he enthused.
“It seems much more technological than NASCAR which we have in the US.
"There's a lot of race fans here, and it struck me how strange it is that in every game, America has its own version - and it's the same with racing. I kind of wish we took part more, so we could be involved in all of this."
The film produced by Pixar, the film-makers behind Toy Story, sees Wilson star alongside octogenarian race-fan Paul Newman and a certain M Schumacher- who cameos as a red racing car.
"It has come from director John Lasseter's love of cars, he has set it in a world of cars, and I am literally the voice of a race car,” says Wilson about the film.
“So it tells my journey, starting as an obnoxious race car, who gets his comeuppance and learns his lessons. It's a really Hollywood story!"
