Classic F1 turns Port of Nice into street circuit for Bradley Cooper's "Ocean's" Prequel

Classic Formula 1 cars are racing around the Port of Nice, providing the clearest look yet at how Bradley Cooper's Ocean's prequel plans to incorporate motorsport into its early 1960s European road course setting. The footage, circulating on Instagram, shows the working harbour transformed into a vintage-style race track. Temporary structures for production and protective barriers line both sides of the track, with film trailers and crew staging areas positioned alongside the port authority building.

The cars, including a dark red one with a white stripe resembling a Brabham F1 car, follow a retro-branded path through the port, marked by Martini, BP, and Shell branding. The narrowest section of the circuit features a hairpin turn with hay bales at the water's edge, where overtaking occurs between cars. The project, an untitled prequel to the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, depicts Danny Ocean's parents participating in a heist during the race weekend.

Bradley Cooper, who wrote, directed, and starred in the film, assumed these roles after Lee Isaac Chung's departure due to creative disagreements. The production team filmed in Paris, Monaco, and Nice, with Margot Robbie starring and producing alongside a cast including Wagner Moura, Monica Barbaro, Vicky Krieps, George MacKay, and Omar Sy.