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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Lando Norris has said he enjoyed the fourth season of Drive to Survive, but noted that they misplaced a team radio message in an attempt to create drama between him and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. The fourth season of the popular docuseries was released last week during the second day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, and
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Competition between team principals in Formula 1 is not uncommon, and they are often seen squabbling with one another in the paddock, but perhaps slightly less anticipated is a renewal of hostilities away from the racetrack. But this is exactly what happened when Mercedes boss Toto Wolff invited over for a social evening in Oxford,
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz believes that Netflix need to learn from the feedback they have received regarding their over-dramatisation of Formula 1, but maintains that the presence of Drive to Survive is still good for the sport. Netflix came under criticism last year when they attempted to show Lando Norris and Sainz as personal rivals at
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner had a word of advice for Max Verstappen ahead of the British Grand Prix last year in a prediction that turned out to be absolutely correct. Verstappen had just claimed his fifth pole of the 2021 season by winning the inaugural sprint event on the Saturday at Silverstone, but
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As if the collision between Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton at last year’s British Grand Prix was not dramatic enough, another controversial comment has been unearthed, with a Mercedes staff member suggesting that the incident was necessary for him to learn. Verstappen had just taken his eighth career pole position in Silverstone by virtue
MoreMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has become the latest to air issues with the Netflix Drive to Survive series, indicating that they often spin the truth to manufacture drama and entertainment. Netflix arrived into the Formula 1 paddock in 2018, and followed eight of the 10 teams that year before Mercedes and Ferrari agreed to
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has expanded on a comment made recently that suggested girls are taking a greater interest in Formula 1 due to the attractiveness of the drivers. Speaking on TalkSPORT with host Laura Woods, the Briton indicated that the emergence of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries is helping F1 reach out
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner had to backpedal on a comment he made during a talkSPORT interview yesterday, after presenter Laura Woods called him out on it. Horner suggested that more girls are starting to get into Formula 1 because of the attractiveness of the current crop of drivers. Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries
MoreFormula 1 reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg says that, while he initially had reservations about appearing in Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries, he has “no regrets whatsoever” about his role in seasons one and two. Netflix first sent film crews out to the F1 paddock in 2018, and documented the highs, lows and everything in between
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