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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Giles Richards in Melbourne

Lando Norris hits out at ‘fabricated nonsense’ in Netflix’s Drive to Survive

Lando Norris in his orange race suit on the race track in Melbourne
Lando Norris said the producers behind Drive to Survive need to ‘show the truth about people more’. Photograph: Hasan Bratic/DeFodi Images/Shutterstock

Lando Norris has issued a scathing critique of the new season of the Netflix series Drive to Survive, accusing the producers of falsely portraying drivers for dramatic effect and with “lying” and “fabricated nonsense” to better serve their narrative.

Drive to Survive has been a huge success since it was first aired on the streaming service in 2019 and told the story of each Formula One season since. It has been credited with inspiring the recent rise in popularity of the sport and been welcomed by F1’s owners and, for the most part, by teams and drivers. But questions have been repeatedly raised over the way stories are told and edited by its production company, Box to Box Films.

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