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F1 champion Verstappen won’t change mind about Drive to Survive absence

F1 champ Verstappen won’t change mind about Drive to Survive

Drive to Survive has been attributed for playing a big role in F1’s current surge in interest by taking the championship to new audiences across the world, particularly in the United States.

But Red Bull driver Verstappen will not directly feature in the current season after revealing last year he no longer wanted to be interviewed, saying Drive to Survive had faked rivalries and overhyped things.

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“They faked a few rivalries which they don’t really exist,” Verstappen said in an interview with the Associated Press last October.

“So I decided to not be a part of it and did not give any more interviews after that because then there is nothing you can show.”

Season four of Drive to Survive is set for release on Friday 11 March, and relies heavily on Red Bull team principal Christian Horner for interviews as it covers the title fight between Verstappen and Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton.

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