Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has declared he will not be participating in the fourth season of Netflix series Drive to Survive.
The 24-year-old has hit out at the popular TV show branding it as ‘fake’, bringing out claims it is edited to portray rivalries that do not exist.
In March 2020, the Dutch driver had criticised the series again stating that he was unhappy with how the series potrayed him. The championship leader has now announced he is refusing to be involved in the upcoming season, which will be released after the 2021 World Championship.
The Netflix show gives fans a behind-the-scenes look from the F1 season, showing exclusive interviews from drivers as well as action from each Grand Prix.
But don’t expect to see Verstappen, who could win his first world title this year, in season four.
Speaking ahead of the United States Grand Prix on Monday morning, he told the press he will not be taking part in the fourth season of Drive to Survive.
“I understand that it needs to be done to boost the popularity in America… But from my side as a driver, I don’t like being part of it,” said Verstappen.
“They faked a few rivalries which they don’t really exist, 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,” he continued.
“I am not really a dramatic show kind of person, I just want facts and real things to happen.”
Verstappen, who leads Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by six points in the standings, then went on to state how Netflix will oversell his rivalry with the 36-year-old.
“Probably in the Netflix show we will be,” he said when asked if he and Hamilton are rivals.
“We one time bumped into each other walking, so probably that will be in there.
“The problem is they will always position you in a way they want, so whatever you say they will try to make you look reckless or try to make you…whatever fits the stor of the series.
“So I never really liked that. I prefer to just have a one-on-one interview with the person who would like to know me.”
Fans will be disappointed not to see Verstappen in the show with supporters voting him as their current favourite F1 driver.
