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Formula One F1 – Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan – October 8, 2022 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates qualifying in pole position as second placed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and third placed Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. look on REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Formula One F1 – Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan – October 8, 2022 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates qualifying in pole position as second placed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and third placed Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. look on REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
A lot of factors have contributed to the incredible popularity surge of F1, especially in the American subcontinent. Netflix’s Drive to Survive contributed significantly as well. The hit Netflix series got the fans hooked on the drama within the paddocks. However, as time has passed, the series has not kept up with the fans’ expectations and the keyboard warriors have expressed their discontent on various social media platforms.
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First released on March 2019, Drive to Survive will release its fifth edition in 2023, showcasing the unseen footage of the 2022 season. Netflix will add to the month of February for Formula 1 fans right when the constructors will reveal their 2023 car. One would assume such an announcement will excite the traveling circus’s fandom.
However, because of Netflix’s own doing, the DTS season 5 announcement is getting a lot of negative reactions. The creators of the show put together a masterpiece initially. However, of late, the show has shifted its focus more to drama rather than racing, which has affected the show’s likeability.
In fact, fans even accused the DTS of creating fake scenarios and inventing drama to make the show more appealing to the audience. This even led to Max Verstappen boycotting the show for the majority of season 4.
Going by the fans’ reactions, many people might follow in Verstappen’s footsteps for the upcoming season.
DTS season 5 announcement receives a negative reception from F1 fans
The fans reacted poorly to the season 5 announcement which is set to release next month. The fans are distraught with the trajectory the show has taken in the last few seasons.
i would rather die than witness this season again https://t.co/A4IfZCijdH
— val | fan account (@H44MlLTON) January 12, 2023
Surely I’m not the only one that isn’t remotely excited for this at all
— Alex Mitton (@Alexmitton10) January 12, 2023
Many fans don’t have high expectations from the show this season, walking on the same path as Verstappen.
Let’s not. You created a fun show, but you’re greedy, so now show is bunch of falsehoods.
Which you could do a fictional show, then at least you’d have more integrity than now where you pretend & tell audience it’s reality when it’s absolutely not. #F1 #DriveToLie
— The SpaceJesus (@TheAstroChrist) January 12, 2023
Oh look, something none of us will watch bc we were there when the season was actually on 😌✨ Save the fake drama fan fiction for someone else thx.
— Orchid (@HeyItsOrchid) January 12, 2023
We will not be watching unfortunately
— zman¹ (@zmanzmanzmanzmn) January 12, 2023
No one wants this
— Joseph (@LH44Joseph) January 12, 2023
Moreover, some even shared their blatant disregard for it as one fan asked, “What fake stories lines are we getting this year?”
— Retail Ripper (@RetailRipper) January 12, 2023
What fake stories lines are we getting this year?
— Out of Context Formula 1 Manager (@nocontextf1m) January 12, 2023
If they are over dramatising everything then they better make the Piastri saga episode good at least
— Matthew 🇲🇹 (@BVBMatthew17) January 12, 2023
I have no faith in this being good, season 1 was a banger the rest have been so bad. The teams have copped onto it and play up to the cameras.
— david (@Mackorous) January 12, 2023
This is not the reaction DTS creators might’ve expected. Let’s see if they can change the fans’ perspective with the new season.
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