An unexpected musical supergroup will appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming F1 movie, with Ed Sheeran confirming his appearance alongside some notable names.
Sheeran announced that his upcoming song, “Drive,” is more than just a solo venture, with Dave Grohl joining the track on drums and John Mayer contributing guitars. “A lot of fun making this, coming out next month with the movie,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories on Thursday (May 15).
The full lineup of artists on F1: The Album was announced earlier in May, with Tate McRae, RAYE, Burna Boy, Roddy Rich, Dom Dolla, Chris Stapleton, Tiësto, Sexyy Red, Myke Towers, Madison Beer, Peggy Gou and more confirmed to soundtrack the Brad Pitt-led film.
The album was led by the Ryan Tedder-produced single “Lose My Mind” by Don Toliver featuring Doja Cat, and was swiftly followed by “Messy” by ROSÉ of BLACKPINK.
Directed by Top Gun: Maverick‘s Joseph Kosinski, F1 finds the Fight Club actor portraying retired racer Sonny Hayes — whose career was cut short decades prior due to an injury — as he returns to the track to help former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem) save his struggling Formula 1 team, Apex Grand Prix. The film will also star Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce, the team’s “hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace,” according to a description.
Sheeran’s announcement of the star-studded collaborators on the track follows on from a busy few weeks for all the artists involved.
While Sheeran himself recently announced the release of his forthcoming album Play, Grohl’s Foo Fighters this week announced their first show of 2025, marking their first live date since Grohl announced in September that he’d fathered a daughter outside of his marriage to wife of 22 years Jordyn Blum.
Mayer, meanwhile, has been performing with Dead & Company as part of their Las Vegas Sphere residency, which wraps on Saturday (May 17).
F1 will hit theaters June 27, with the soundtrack dropping the same day.
