F1: ‘Rush’ Wraps After Three-Month Shoot

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F1: ‘Rush’ Wraps After Three-Month Shoot

A new movie set to be released next year includes a re-creation of Triple World Champion Niki Lauda's infamous 1976 crash...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted May 22, 2012 Balen (BEL)

Austrian Niki Lauda is one of Formula One's all-time greatest drivers. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Shooting of Ron Howard’s much anticipated James Hunt/Niki Lauda movie, Rush, concluded at England’s Donington Park Tuesday after an intense three-month schedule that began in London back on Feb. 22.

Since then, the Rush crew has visited the Brands Hatch, Crystal Palace, Snetterton and Cadwell Park circuits, as well as spending a large chunk of time at its own specially created pit/paddock facility at Blackbushe airfield.

There was also a foray to Germany, which included a re-creation of Lauda’s 1976 crash at the original site at the Nurburgring.

While the actual shoot is over, the hard work is just starting for Howard, who will be flat out in the coming months in conjunction with his long time editor Dan Hanley. Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer is providing the score.

The film is targeted for a release early next year.

Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.