2021 will be the fourth season of Formula 1 that will be ‘revisited’ during the winter by the television series produced by Netflix, Drive to Survive. The product, launched in 2019 to ‘spy’ behind the scenes of teams and drivers and try to involve even a less traditional audience than that which follows car races, has had a wide appreciation around the world. Certainly, however, it is in the United States that the series has reached its maximum success. The American public, historically not very fond of the Circus and more dedicated to following local categories such as NASCAR and IndyCar, was in fact largely impressed by the F1 ‘novel’.
Just like in a hit show though, the Netflix series tends to ‘forcing’ certain dynamics, especially related to the human relationships between the pilots, for the benefit of the plot and the show. There is no shortage of ad hoc ‘edited’ scenes to accentuate rivalries or tensions that in reality would be less pronounced. This component of ‘fiction’ has certainly alienated a part of the consensus a Drive to Survive by the most ‘fundamentalist’ fans. However, some drivers have also turned their backs on the show. Among these, one of the two ‘main actors’ of this 2021 season: Max Verstappen.
The Dutchman of Red Bull, who with Lewis Hamilton he is contending for the world title, he has in fact snubbed the series. During an interview with theAssociated Press, the Hasselt pilot was quite clear about it: “I understand that it has to be done to increase popularity [della F1] in America – acknowledged Verstappen – but for my part, as a pilot, I don’t like being part of it. They’ve faked some rivalries that don’t really exist. So I decided not to be part of it and I haven’t given any more interviews, because then there is nothing to show. I’m not the kind of person who makes a show. I just want real facts and things to be seen “. The Dutchman, however, will likely appear as Lewis Hamilton’s antagonist anyway. “We’ll probably be on the Netflix show [mostrati come rivali] – he commented on # 33 – once walking we collided. So this scene will probably be there“.
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