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Formula One’s Verstappen Loves Netflix Boost, But Prefers Less Drama
- Verstappen wants to showcase ‘the reality of the sport’
- The price of exposure is commercial pressure, driver says
Netflix’s Drive to Survive documentary series has elevated Formula One drivers and officials to global super-stardom, bringing in a whole new demographic of fans. Yet Max Verstappen isn’t its biggest fan.
“I know how important Netflix is to try and attract new fans, but it’s important really to see the reality of the sport,” Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Verstappen said Thursday in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s Surveillance. “I like things to be portrayed like they actually are, not with a lot of, say, spice to it. Every year I have an interview and I do explain my side of the story and I think that’s important.”