Shaquille O’Neal Once Towered Over $400 Million Worth Brad Pitt Among Formula 1 Fans During Their Recent Grand Prix Visit

Tanish Chachra | 05/03/2023
Shaquille O'Neal Once Towered Over $400 Million Worth Brad Pitt Among Formula 1 Fans During Their Recent Grand Prix Visit

Two high-profile American celebrities have been massively invested in Formula 1 lately. Brad Pitt is presently working on creating a movie on the sport. On the other hand, Shaquille O’Neal has been a regular guest at F1 races over the last couple of years.

Last year, both O’Neal and Pitt attended two F1 races each. Their paths collided in the famous US Grand Prix that has been happening in Austin for over a decade now.

The two during the event were going on the track together when the Big Aristotle towering 7’1″, overshadowed the Hollywood star. Not only physically but in terms of popularity too among their own compatriots.

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Shaquille O’Neal towers over Brad Pitt during an F1 event

While O’Neal is a huge United States celeb after a legendary NBA career, Pitt is also not less with his blockbuster hits and has amassed $400 million net worth because of his fans only. But approaching the Circuit of the Americas track, the audience at the grandstand cheered for the former Basketball star with all energy.

However, it’s no surprise that Shaq got a better reception. In the last couple of years, he has only been the highlight of the USGP. This year, he also had a DJing gig with F1, as he appeared on the music console with his stage name DJ Diesel.

Moreover, in 2021, there were several memes about him when he appeared on the podium on his ‘Badillac’. Despite Hamilton standing on a pedestal, he dwarfed the British race driver with his 7’1″ height.

Will he be there for the American races in 2023?

In 2023, Formula 1 will have three races— Miami, Las Vegas, and Austin. Thus, it would be expected for the Big Galactus to be there. He could even go on to repeat his DJ Diesel appearance once again this year, as F1 even posted his clip on their 2023 season trailer.

Moreover, this year the United States will have the biggest F1 party. How can Shaq miss it? So, in all likeliness, he could make up an appearance and once again take fans for a humourous ride.

Moreover, apart from Shaq, other prominent celebrities could also repeat their appearances. Last year, even Michael Jordan came to Miami to attend their debut Grand Prix race, and he seemed to love it!

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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