Max Verstappen Displeased With DTS Over ‘Faking’ Ricciardo-Norris F1 Rivalry

Red Bull driver and reigning World Champion Max Verstappen recently revealed his feelings about Drive to Survive. The Dutchman has previously criticized the Netflix series and wasn’t shy of doing that again. Verstappen has always been vocal about his opinions ever since the series came out. The series’ misrepresentation of certain events has made him uncomfortable, leading to him cutting ties with them.

Norris- Ricciardo scenes did not impress Max Verstappen

The Dutchman has recently criticized the series for misrepresenting Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo’s moments. Both the drivers share a very good relationship with Max and are now teammates at McLaren. In light of this, Max said, “I watched two episodes, but I was not very impressed. It’s just not my thing, faking rivalries.”

The 24-year-old added, “Lando and Daniel are two great people I know – they have really great characters and immediately at the second episode it looks like they are not very friendly to each other, and for me that’s not correct and that’s why I’m also not a part of it.”

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Clearly, the Red Bull driver is protective of his friends, hence was critical of the series. Moreover, the series recently has also attracted criticism from Britisher Lando Norris, who claimed that some portions of the series are not entirely accurate.

Max doesn’t want to be a part of Drive to Survive

Drive to Survive season 4 dropped on Netflix on March 11, 2022. Formula One’s immense growth in recent times is credited to the series. However, it clearly does not suit Verstappen’s taste, who previously said, “All these things, the drama, it’s just not for me. It’s not my world.” 

Many European fans also seemed to agree with Max‘s claims and have criticized the series. Fans felt that certain events, overdramatized, gave a feeling of watching some soap opera.

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While the show has become very popular, it is gradually also attracting negative amounts of criticism. We wonder if these would prevent the series from going any further?