Marko Hanželic
Leader in the Formula 1 Championship, Max Verstappen, is the Netflix creators of the series Drive to Survive accused them of deliberately manipulating some of the statements, adding that as a result, he would no longer be available for interviews and statements while filming new parts.
With a documentary series whose fourth season is being filmed in the current season and will be on Netflix premiered early next year, Formula 1 hopes to rise in popularity, especially at the US market. The ratings of the first seasons show the good commercial success of the series.
Along with the success, producers often had to endure as well critical due to excessive dramatization of certain situations and the creation of rivalries that do not exist at all. The best example was the depiction Land Norris in Carlos Sainz in the 2020 season, when they were both still teammates at McLarn. It was shown in the series as if they were rivals going against each other on a knife, but in reality Lando and Carlos got along well both on and off the track.
Despite the fact that Zak Brown, McLaren’s first husband, advocates such film approaches, many are not enthusiastic about this kind of dramatization. It is also among them Max Verstappen. “I understand that certain steps need to be taken to increase the popularity of Formula 1 in the US,” je Verstappen told for Associated Press, referring to the general production of the documentary series, but explaining: “But from a driving point of view, I don’t like having to be a part of it. They invented a rivalry that doesn’t exist at all, so I decided I wouldn’t give any more interviews for them from now on. I'm not a fan of drama, I'm in favor of telling the facts and describing things that really happen. ”
