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Max Verstappen and Alain Prost Slam Netflix for demonising them in their latest series

Max Verstappen and Alain Prost were unhappy with Netflix as they showed them as villains in their latest Documentary and series. Both are facing online abuses.

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Max Verstappen and Alain Prost Demonized by Netflix latest documentary series

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Red Bull driver and Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has openly slammed Netflix for misrepresenting his emotions after Lando Norris’s win at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. The Popular Netflix documentary series ‘Drive to Survive’ season 7 is out, which deals with the events that happened during last year's F1 season.

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It first premiered in 2019 and became a huge hit. It gives us insights regarding F1 teams, drivers, team principals, races and fans. The 2025 season starts with the Australian Grand Prix on March 16th. Prior to this, Formula 1's DTS S7 was released, and fans were already slamming the documentary for its wrong portrayal.

Especially Max Verstappen, the world champion, as he was portrayed as a villain in the documentary. Particularly the second episode, which was titled ‘Frenemies’. It contains events like Lando Norris' maiden F1 win at the Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen finished second, and after the race, Max looked very angry and annoyed at Norris as he celebrated his win with his team. The Dutch driver was having a dispute with a particular scene. He says it didn't even happen in Miami, as shown in the series. 

Max Verstappen slams Netflix

During a Twitch stream, Max Verstappen said, “Apparently, I was very sad after Miami. I literally had the best time ever Sunday night, so I don’t know what I was upset about. Probably better not say anything.” Verstappen was very happy for Norris on winning his maiden F1 race, but the Netflix guys have portrayed that very wrongly for the storyline. Many fans even pointed out that the video footage showing verstappen being annoyed was taken at a different race. 

The Red Bull driver had issues with Netflix because they were faking rivalries, and he refused to participate during the 'Drive to Survive' Season 5. He was given assurance of accurate portrayal, and again, now he was cheated by them. Fans who believe this will wage an online abusive war against Verstappen, which he doesn’t deserve to get from a documentary series. Not only him, but F1 legend Alain Prost also faced the same issue after Netflix’s 'Senna' series, which portrays him as a villain.

Netflix 'Senna' Series is 'Bu** Sh**' - Alain Prost

Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were the biggest rivals in Formula 1, but the two great drivers played an equal part in escalating their rivalry. The series shows Prost as the only one who ignited the fire. The four-time world champion called the series ‘Bu** sh**’ and even said if Senna was alive today, he wouldn’t have agreed to the events that were shown. 

Senna and Prost had mutual respect and were some of the greatest drivers in history. They are actually very close friends, and the only place they fought was for the wins during races as each driver wanted to win the championship. Prost is now 70 years old, and he is receiving online abuse from all ends. Many complain that Netflix misuses big names to add drama, and they create a story out of thin air. Even FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem voiced support for the French F1 legend. 

Also Read: 'Senna wouldn't like Senna'- F1 great Alain Prost disappointed with Netflix

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