Max Verstappen reveals how he ‘ignores’ Drive to Survive
Max Verstappen revealed that he preferred to 'ignore' any clips of Drive to Survive due to Netflix's way of twisting the scenes.
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Max Verstappen has always been critical of Netflix’s Docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’ based on the behind-the-scenes of Formula 1. The mega-famous docu-series is known to twist many scenes and create unnecessary rivalries. Now, following the release of the seventh season of the series, Verstappen has revealed that he prefers to ignore the series as a whole.
Season 7 of Drive to Survive had heavily misguided the viewers regarding Max Verstappen‘s reaction to Lando Norris‘ maiden win at the Miami GP. Even Verstappen was left fuming after witnessing the twisted scenes in the episode. The Dutchman was delighted with Norris’ win and even sided with the latter against the naysayers.
Now, Verstappen opines that Netflix’s way of twisting the scenes didn’t surprise him much. The 27-year-old added that he did not watch any of the episodes of the series and saw only clips of them on social media.
That doesn’t surprise me. I haven’t watched the episodes myself, but unfortunately, I sometimes see clips from the show in my timeline through people I follow on X.
Max Verstappen said, as reported by grandprixnews.com.
Verstappen highlights that he immediately clicks on the option to ignore the clips from DTS to not further get any of them in recommendations. Moreover, the reigning champion couldn’t completely block the people who posted the clips as they would be then made aware of the fact that they were blocked. As a result, selecting the ignore option was much more convenient.
You have to quickly click on ‘ignore’ so you don’t see them in your feed anymore. No, not ‘block’, because then those people would see that. ‘Ignore’ is more convenient.
Max Verstappen added.
Jos Verstappen doesn’t watch Drive to Survive either
Max Verstappen’s father Jos Verstappen has a similar no-nonsense attitude in life much like his son. The Dutchman is often spotted being angry when his son faces problems from the sport. Hence, much like Verstappen Jr. the 53-year-old wasn’t a fan of Drive to Survive either.
Verstappen Sr. pointed out that he didn’t watch any of the episodes of Drive to Survive. While he accepted that the series was certainly good for the sport, Netflix’s way of superimposing the driver’s words wasn’t justified. The 53-year-old asserted that he and his son didn’t like this ideology much and preferred not to view them.
No, I don’t watch it. It’s certainly good for Formula 1, but they’re superimposing their words on different images. We don’t like that very much.
Jos Verstappen told GPblog.
Has DTS really helped boost Formula 1’s popularity?
Factually, Drive to Survive has played a massive role in boosting F1’s popularity, especially in untapped markets like the USA. In the States, the sport wasn’t as mainstream before the release of the Docuseries. The main highlight of the show is that it provides information about the pinnacle of motorsport in a very simple manner.
Multiple newcomers who did not want to delve too deep into the technical knowledge of Formula 1 could understand the sport with ease. Apart from viewership, DTS also skyrocketed the sport’s sponsorship and media attention. Multiple companies, especially from the USA indulged more with the teams and drivers following the release of the series.
The drivers’ dislike towards DTS is understandable as they do not like to be painted in a negative light. However, people have shown keen interest in the rivalries and drama in Formula 1 as the Series aims to deliver just that. As such, Netflix is likely to continue shooting as intended and keep up its creative editing on the scenes.
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