Netflix’s F1 series Drive to Survive has certainly done wonders for the sport in terms of growing the audience worldwide. The series has created narratives over recent years, and has captured outbursts from both drivers and team principals not usually seen on TV. It’s rumoured that the biggest outburst yet will be seen on the
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed that he has no interest in watching Drive to Survive, despite the stardom it has cultivated for him. The Netflix docuseries first hit our screens in 2019 when it documented the 2018 Formula 1 season, and the first episode featured Steiner telling team owner Gene Haas that they
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that he did not want to “force” a friendship with Lando Norris after the anticipation of their relationship as team-mates. Having enjoyed frequent jokes with each other in 2020 and famously, in the British Grand Prix press conference in 2021, Norris and Ricciardo were confirmed as McLaren’s driver line-up
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Red Bull ace Max Verstappen has launched more criticism at Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive in the wake of its fourth season. The show documents the behind-the-scenes activities of the teams and drivers, and it has encouraged the awakening of a new demographic in Formula 1, particularly in the United States. Season four attracted was
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After the release of the latest season of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries, AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly is the latest Formula 1 driver to air his criticism. While the Netflix show has become a huge hit to help F1 reach a new market of fans, showrunners have felt backlash from the drivers and others in the
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Drive to Survive season four was released on Netflix in March ahead of the 2022 F1 season, featuring 10 episodes as it covered the intense championship fight between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton last year. Plans for a fifth season of Drive to Survive have not been officially confirmed yet, but Liberty Media CEO Greg
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Max Verstappen’s criticism of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries has continued, and he has reiterated his distaste for the inauthenticity of the show. Verstappen refused to take part in any interviews for Netflix last year, suggesting that they “faked a few rivalries” to manufacture drama. Indeed, they included a radio clip in season four of
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali would like to open a dialogue with reigning world champion Max Verstappen about Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries, admitting there are things that need to be “redefined.” Drive to Survive first graced our screens in 2019 when it covered the 2018 season from the perspective of eight of the ten
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McLaren driver Lando Norris says it is Max Verstappen’s “aggression” that sets him apart from other drivers on the grid, adding that the Dutchman pushes the boundaries further than most. Verstappen spent much of 2021 battling Sir Lewis Hamilton for the championship, and the pair came to blows at Silverstone, Monza and Saudi Arabia, while
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Drive to Survive entered Formula 1 in 2018 to film unprecedented and fascinating behind the scenes footage of the lives and daily operations of F1 teams and drivers. There have now been four seasons of the popular show, but questions are being raised as to its usefulness to the pinnacle of motorsport. Intoxicating, exhilarating, infuriating
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