Drive to Survive , the Netflix streaming platform series, is credited with a major role in the current rise in people’s interest in Formula 1, and has brought the championship to new audiences around the world, especially in USA.
However, Verstappen, the Red Bull driver and reigning world champion, will not be directly involved in the current season, after revealing last year that he no longer wanted to be interviewed because he believes Drive to Survive had faked rivalries and exaggerated rivalries. stuff.
“They faked some rivalries that don’t really exist,” Verstappen said in an interview with the Associated Press last October.
“So I decided not to be a part of it and I didn’t do any more interviews after that because then there’s nothing you can show.”
Season four of the series will premiere this Friday, March 11, and the spotlight largely goes to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner as it covers the title fight between Verstappen and his Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton . .
On Thursday in Bahrain during F1’s pre-season testing, Verstappen said he would not consider returning to the series in the future.
“No, I’m not going to change my mind,” Verstappen said when asked by Motorsport.com if he could reconsider his decision not to participate.
“I think that [the possibility of reappearance] was already ruined after the first season. I’m a down-to-earth person, and I just want it to show the facts and not go overboard.”
“I understand, of course, that it has to be like that for Netflix, that’s what happens in all the series or also in documentaries, or whatever it is called, but it is not something that I share.”
“I’ll probably watch it and see how over the top it is, and get on with my life. I’ll probably watch other documentaries on Netflix.”
Verstappen appeared in the first three seasons of Netflix, giving direct interviews to support episodes involving him and Red Bull.
The series’ premiere season highlighted the relationship between him and then-Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo , including their famous crash at the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
