Carlos Sainz believes that although Netflix's F1 documentary "Drive to Survive" is "a bit exaggerated" about the rivalry between drivers, it helps to promote the championship.

In the second season of Drive to Survive, which aired at the end of February, there is an episode that focuses on the competition between Sainz and Daniel Ricardo.

The story begins when Ricardo decided to leave Red Bull in the middle of the 2018 season and join Renault in 2019. This led to Sainz being forced to leave the French team and was worried that he would not be able to stay in F1. But in the end, the Spaniard was favored by McLaren.

After the start of the 2019 season, when the Australian got off to a bad start at Renault, his Spanish opponent got better at McLaren. In the end, Sainz ranked sixth in the drivers' annual scoreboard last season, becoming the highest-ranked driver in the mid-stream group and three places higher than Ricardo.

Before the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled, Sainz was asked by Motorsport.com in the paddock in Melbourne what he thought of the new season of TV series, and he replied: "it's good. I love it." "maybe the competition between [me] and Daniel is a little exaggerated, just as you [the media] may find it strange.

"but at the same time, for our fans in the United States, a lot of people came to tell me how exciting these shows are and how exciting they are to watch them. I think this has brought a good response to F1.

"so even if they sometimes exaggerate the competitive relationship, I still welcome it. I think it's good for F1. Why not exaggerate everything a little bit? I think that's okay. "

Earlier this year, Ricardo said on a talk show in the United States that "Drive to Survive" had raised the awareness of F1 drivers in the United States. However, Red Bull driver Max Vestapan believes that the series is biased in reflecting the driver's true character.

After the start of the 2019 season, when the Australian got off to a bad start at Renault, his Spanish opponent got better at

Although the 2020 season was shelved due to the global COVID-19 epidemic, it did not prevent Netflix from shooting material for the third season of F1 documentary TV series.

In fact, the US television production company pays far less F1 royalties than the contracts signed by pay TV stations for live broadcast and coverage of the game. Nonetheless, Ross Brown, F1 racing director, believes that the value of this move to F1 does not lie in monetary gains.

"I think it's good to show fans the other side of F1, because most fans only see things on the track and interviews on the track," Brown said. "all of a sudden you see the behind-the-scenes story, both on the track and in the factories and bases where the team works."

"I think it brings fascinating insights to the audience. We found it very attractive to non-fans, and in fact it turned them into fans. Last season, some event promoters said they measured the increase in interest in F1 after the broadcast of the Netfliex program. "

"although the Netflix series itself is not a very profitable attempt for us, but in terms of the wide range of F1 coverage, the effect is quite good. This type of initiative is what we are advocating now, and we are studying how to improve F1 as a whole. "

(source: Motorsport.com)

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