Everything negative Max Verstappen has said about Netflix's F1 Drive to Survive

Max Verstappen has been one of the biggest critics of the Netflix F1 documentary Drive to Survive. What has he said over the years and why is he returning?
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing

Verstappen on “fake rivalries” 

Speaking at t♎he 2021 United States Grand Prix, Verstappen explained his initial view about why he doesn’t want to partake in the series.

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“I understand that it n🍨eeds to be done to bo😼ost the popularity in America. But from my side as a driver, I don’t like being part of it.”

“They faked a few rivalries which they don’t really exist,” he said. “So I decided to not be a part of it and did not give any more interviews after that because then there is nothing you can show. I am not really a dramatic show kind of p𓃲e🍎rson, I just want facts and real things to happen.”

“Probably in the Netflix show we will be. We one time bumped into each other wal✃king, so probably that will b༒e in there.” 

Reference to the Kardashians

As part of his criticism of the series, Verstappen compared it to entertainment series ‘Keeping up with the Kardash🍌ians’.

"I'm sure we'll talk about ꦯit with Stefano [Domenicali]," Verstappen added. "But at the moment I'm not really interested to take part in it.

"It's also taking more time when we're already doing so many things. I saw the benefit initially of course you get more popularity, but for me now I think you reach a stage where its a bit more l🌺ike 'Keeping up with the F1 world' if you know my reference.

"I think it shouldn't be like that. It's bet🌠ter just to make a season review by F1 itself, that's why nicer to look at. But that's my opinion. Nobody needs to share my opinion. I just don't like to be a part of it."

“They made Norris look like a dic-”

Verstappen expanded further on his view about fake rivalries, citing an example of how they portrayed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo’s relationship at McLaren.

(L to R): Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing and Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8,
(L to R): Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing and Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. Formula 1 World…

“For me personally, what I didn’t like and it’s not even about me, it was about Lando [Norris] and Daniel [Ric🥃ciardo], who I think are two great guys,” Verstappen explained. 

“They’re really nice, first of all, and made iওt look like Lando was a bit of a dic-, which he isn’t at all,” Verstappen said. “And again, you know, I think … I know Lando and I think many people know Lando as a funny guy, a great guy. He has a great character. 

“And actually when you look at that episode, you really think who is this guy? What the hell i�🍷�s going on?”

Unhappy with personal portrayal 

The two-time world champio🦋n also expressed his f༺rustration about how he was shown in the earlier seasons.

“When you are new to the sport and you’ve never seen a racin🍒g car or F1 car in general, they don’t like him [Norris],” he said. “And why should that be?

“Because he is a great guy an♏d you just immediately get a wrong picture of a🅠 person. And that’s exactly what I think happened to me in the beginning.

“I’m someone [that] when you ruin it from ꦡthe start, you don’t fix it. That’s it, you ruined it. So, that’s my stance and that’s how I’ll go forwards.”

Making his return for the new season

The 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Drive to▨ Survive season 5 release date has been confirmed fo🧜r February 24 and Verstappen is making🔥 a return.

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing in the post race FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Abu Dhabi
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing in the post race FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 World…

Here’s why…

“I sat together with them and we talked about it an🌄d I said what I thought went wrong in the past,” he explained.

“It was actually a very good quick little chat and we will try to impr🌃ove ꧅from there and so you can have a bit more say in how you are going to be portrayed instead of giving an interview and not knowing what is going to be done with it and the way they put it into the show.

“And that is all I’m asking for, realistically, at least from my side. I cannot control, of course, what they do with o🧜ther drivers but at least I want to be in control of what we are releasing and that is what we are going to do. 

“I hope, of course, it is going to be good because I also understand that Netflix really helped for the popularity of F1 in the US and I don’t mind playing a role in that, but it needs to be good for both of us꧅.”

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