Netflix series Drive To Survive was meant to ‘show’ the drama of what goes inside Formula One and the teams. Yet in very meta circumstances, the series itself has become surrounded by drama with its critics and its approvers on both fences. But Lando Norris is in the latter category.

The McLaren driver approves of the series and believes in its objectives, its results and even in its flexibility. Norris recently revealed a key piece of information regarding what makes the cut and what’s cut out.

“You can often decide what is shown and what is not. Max is not seen that often, is it? He does not participate, right? I’m happy because I think it’s a cool thing,” Norris said as reported in Motorsport Total.

Although, the driver who recently celebrated his 22nd birthday hopes he isn’t portrayed ‘like an idiot’. Norris expressed his thoughts on the series while keeping his thoughts only for himself.

“I think they do a good job. I watch it every now and then, but don’t see the entire season or an entire episode. Everything’s fine from my side. But of course I can’t speak for Max.” (Translated via Google Translate)

Of course, Norris doesn’t need to speak for Max Verstappen. The dutchman is mostly pretty straightforward and honest with his thoughts, including those on Drive To Survive.

But Lando Norris believes the series has directly resulted in the boom in F1’s popularity in the United States.

It could also be argued that the show has increased Norris’ popularity amongst the young audience as well.

Lando Norris ahead of Lewis Hamilton?

In a recent survey that determined the popularity of current Formula One drivers, Lando Norris was ranked ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.

Norris, whose F1 career is only three-years-old has a big and loyal social media following. The young Briton is a regular fixture on popular streaming network Twitch, and his charming and funny personality has made him a hit amongst F1’s new and young fans.

This season Lando Norris is currently fifth in the driver’s championship, only 19 points behind Sergio Perez. This is impressive mainly because he is ahead of his much-experienced teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Also, he sits above the two Ferraris, who are ahead of McLaren in constructors.

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So, off-track Norris has climbed up the ladder of popularity courtesy of social media and Drive To Survive to an extent. But on track, he is on his way in the coming seasons to climb up the driver’s championship.

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