Keanu Reeves Has a Blast at Formula 1 British Grand Prix: 'Wet but It Was Thrilling'

"It was absolutely amazing to be that close," Keanu Reeves said of taking in Saturday's British Grand Prix qualifying race at Silverstone Circuit in England

The Matrix Resurrections star, 57, took in the excitement during a rainy day at Saturday's British Grand Prix qualifying race at Silverstone Circuit in England as he prepares to film his new Formula 1 documentary series.

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"It was wet but it was thrilling," he told Sky Sports. "It was absolutely amazing to be that close. Silverstone and rain, perfect.

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I think being that close to it, just seeing the speed and the way that they're going at the turns and exiting the turns is something unbelievable.

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"We are being hosted by Ross Brawn, he has been a legend and is such an amazing person so it was really cool to meet him and spend some time with him, he offered us the chance to be here.

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That's what we are going to try and do, we are going to tell that amazing, remarkable story," Reeves added.

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He's currently working on a docuseries about the 2009 Formula 1 season, which was the first to use the Brawn racing car after Honda retired from F1 the year before.

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The series will feature interviews with Ross Brawn, Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello and other important F1 figures from that era.

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Reeves met with Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige last year about potentially making his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to ComicBook.com.

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Some really amazing directors and visionaries. They're doing something no one's ever really done," Reeves told Esquire of the MCU

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