Why Did Max Verstappen Boycott Drive to Survive? F1 CEO Says Changes Are Coming!
As a two-time world champion, Max Verstappen is the ideal choice to appear in the Drive To Survive documentary series. Still, until season 5, the driver has infamously shunned the program and refused to participate in interviews.
With its behind-the-scenes look at the pinnacle of motorsport, Drive To Survive on Netflix has helped Formula 1 develop significantly since its 2019 release. But not everyone has embraced the show. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is infamous for delaying his participation in Drive to Survive until the next fifth season. But why did the Dutch driver previously snub the documentary?
Why Did Max Verstappen Boycott Drive to Survive?
Max Verstappen had vowed never longer to watch Drive To Survive because of complaints that the show portrayed drivers and team members in a negative light by exaggerating certain aspects of the sport, such as rivalries that weren’t all that intense. The Dutch driver gave Next-Gen Auto an explanation of his reasons for declining to appear in the documentary series.
“I understand they want to bring more fans to F1 – and it works,”
“But a lot of scenes are literally copied and pasted, even with sentences, things that have been said and that I know were not said at the time wanted by the editors.”
“At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter to someone who doesn’t understand Formula 1, they discover the sport and will quickly forget about it. But if you’re a diehard fan, DTS is not realistic. You’re looking to see the season from another angle and some of the montages have shocked.”
Max Verstappen to Feature in Drive to Survive Season 5
Including the now-two-time world champion on Netflix, docuseries were all but necessary as Red Bull emerged as the dominant force in Formula 1 during the 2022 season. Verstappen and the show’s makers have decided to “keep it real” this time, which is fortunate for both viewers and producers. Verstappen said:
“It’s good to have found solutions, to see what we expect from each other,”
“And I think the interview I gave them was good. I just wanted to keep it real. You know, no fake stuff. No overhyped things. Because I’m not like that. I just want it to be consistent, to be my opinion and how I see the things that we will see in the upcoming DTS season.”
“Of course, we still need to see the final product but all this looks good. I know it’s important for Formula 1 that the champion participates. So we reached an agreement and I’m very happy about that.”
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F1 CEO Says Changes Are Coming
Even the CEO of Formula 1 acknowledged that some aspects of the series needed to be adjusted for upcoming seasons, even though Drive To Survive has been a major success for the sport.
Former Ferrari team leader and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali indicated that changes would be made to address the concerns of fabricating rivalries or overdramatizing specific situations in a March 2022 interview with the Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“It is to be understood that the dramatization is part of the path to ignite interest, but in this sense, there are themes that need to be redefined,”
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“If a driver refuses to participate because he is not being presented as he wants, we will talk about it constructively,”
“‘Tell us how you want to be presented and we’ll find a way.’”
“Netflix managers are already meeting with the teams, but we are on the topic of culture and language. If you want to be in touch with the US market, you have to speak that language – we need to adjust,”
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