Grammy-winning artists Ed Sheeran and John Mayer, joined by producer Blake Slatkin, are offering a closer look into the making of “Drive,” their original song created for “F1.” Released as the fifth single from the film’s soundtrack album on June 20, 2025, “Drive” was co-written by the three of them.
In an interview for Variety’s Behind the Song, the trio revealed that the idea for the track was created after Slatkin watched the film.
“I was called by my friends at Atlantic Records, who were working on the soundtrack, and they had me come in and see the movie,” said Slatkin. “I literally walked out of the screening room and called Ed and John at the same time, and was like, we have to make a song for this.”
Slatkin, who previously collaborated with Sheeran on his eighth studio album, “Play,” also mentioned that they were shown scenes from the…