Drive to Survive Season 3

[Pilotguy]

F1 coverage on Channel 4 (made by Whisper productions) clearly have changed their style of presentation somewhat in response to Drive To Survive's success through Netflix.
I've loved watching Seasons 1 & 2, I was late to the party. I think the coverage of rookie F1 drivers with less emphasis on Lewis Hamilton is what makes the programme so interesting. Of course the interviews and insight as well as the superb 4k filming is fantastic.
Just getting into Season 3 at the moment and the excitement for F1 is back again!

[RammyMP]

Cedric Daniels said:

Just watched the Mercedes episode of Season 3 -

Broke my heart when Bottas returned to the staff quarters to realise loads of the staff had already left. I know it is probably down to creative editing by Netflix but it tugged on the heart string. Thought he came across very well in that episode, especially for me who only started watching F1 properly last season

I agree, he went up in my estimation. Other drivers went down after watching the series.

The Ferrari one was good, fair play to Seb for staying professional.

[glazbagun]

Have just binged this, in all I thought it was great, but I was surprised at the relative lack of Lewis apart from the end, and the near total absence of Turkey. It only being mentioned when Stroll got pole! Maybe the teams can veto it. Also noticed that Lewis doesn't mention Nico by name when he's talking about him.

Agree that Seb came off well, I do wonder why anyone would want to work for Ferrari given the choice!

Stroll vs Renault was a good watch

Hass were enjoyable, but seemed a bit like Williams in the previous season- majoring on being a big family and getting along whilst dying on track.

Great series. Crazy to think how suddenly Covid suddenly turned everything upside down.

[DanielSan]

RammyMP said:

Cedric Daniels said:

Just watched the Mercedes episode of Season 3 -

Broke my heart when Bottas returned to the staff quarters to realise loads of the staff had already left. I know it is probably down to creative editing by Netflix but it tugged on the heart string. Thought he came across very well in that episode, especially for me who only started watching F1 properly last season

I agree, he went up in my estimation. Other drivers went down after watching the series.

The Ferrari one was good, fair play to Seb for staying professional.

He always seems like a genuinely nice guy, and as much as he is a good F1 driver, and insanely fast on his day. Without Rosberg's very last minute retirement and being the only driver realistically available at that time, I can't think of a scenario that would get him into the Mercedes otherwise.

[The Moose]

DomesticM said:

Wow, Lawrence Stroll comes across as an arrogant arse, doesn’t he.

Weird - I didn’t get that impression at all.

[jonwm]

The Moose said:

DomesticM said:

Wow, Lawrence Stroll comes across as an arrogant arse, doesn’t he.

Weird - I didn’t get that impression at all.

I thought he commanded attention, I imagine working for him in the corporate world would be a challenge, one of those guys that when in the office everyone is on edge.

[RammyMP]

jonwm said:

The Moose said:

DomesticM said:

Wow, Lawrence Stroll comes across as an arrogant arse, doesn’t he.

Weird - I didn’t get that impression at all.

I thought he commanded attention, I imagine working for him in the corporate world would be a challenge, one of those guys that when in the office everyone is on edge.

I don’t think I’d want to work for him!

[resolve10]

He certainly wouldn't get the best out of me. Rule with encouragement and support, not fear.

[Dashnine]

resolve10 said:

He certainly wouldn't get the best out of me. Rule with encouragement and support, not fear.

Then you probably wouldn't get the job.

[Zetec-S]

Well having just binged watched Seasons 1-3 over the past weekend, I have to say it's a brilliant piece of work from Netflix (and F1)...

I don't think I've watched an entire F1 race for about 10 years now, and it's a good 15+ years since I could describe myself as an F1 enthusiast, yet I'm now drawn in and thinking about getting a subscription to watch it again. And if anything Mrs ZS is even more keen. I think they've hit the nail on the head with this and breathing new life (and fans) into the sport.

Yes, some of the editing isn't "right", but 99% of the fans/viewers don't care - it's beautifully shot and the perfect showcase for F1, injecting some personality and behind the scenes insight into it.

Loved Guenther Steiner's "bunch of wkers" comment , and as others have said, if you lookup "Frenchman" in the dictionary you'll see a photo of Cyril. Zak Brown has risen immensely in my estimation - wasn't sure what to think of him but after watching 3 seasons really like the guy and can see his passion and enthusiasm. Confirmed my dislike of Leclerc and Verstappen, and surprisingly found myself taking to Lewis a little more afterwards as well. I said within about 30 seconds of Lawrence Stroll appearing in season 1 that he looked like a fking nightmare to work for and nothing I saw afterwards did anything to change that.

I thought the Grosjean episode was well done, Mrs ZS was not aware of the incident so was genuinely on the edge of her seat not knowing if he would make it. And even though I knew the outcome it was still hard to watch. Great to see the acknowledgment of the stewards and track team afterwards.

Roll on season 4...

[entropy]

jonwm said:

I thought he commanded attention, I imagine working for him in the corporate world would be a challenge, one of those guys that when in the office everyone is on edge.

His facial expressions gave me a good chuckle - resembled a Roman emporer's. Hard man to please. Everyone seemed fearful of him, even Otmar.

[Teddy Lop]

entropy said:

jonwm said:

I thought he commanded attention, I imagine working for him in the corporate world would be a challenge, one of those guys that when in the office everyone is on edge.

His facial expressions gave me a good chuckle - resembled a Roman emporer's. Hard man to please. Everyone seemed fearful of him, even Otmar.

I thought he looked like an (actual) muppet.

He's a narcissist, TBF like most in his position.

[Moospeed]

paulguitar said:

kiseca said:

I didn't notice him in season 1, which means he did just fine (IMO) then.

In season 2 he drove me bonkers because everything he said was just stating the blindingly obvious, or rehashing some popular percieved wisdom or cliche about Formula 1.

In season 3 I noticed him because of Season 2, but he didn't drive me bonkers this time.

I think the talking heads seem to be there just to provide a basic narrative. It's aimed at non-F1 fans really, but I think all of them do a perfectly decent job and didn't annoy me at all. The messing with pit to car audio, however...

I was probably being a bit harsh, agreed that it's probably season two that wound me up - kept thinking he'd do well on Channel 5.

[Obi Wan]

As a non F1 fan I was throughly hooked throughout the 3 seasons. I binged the lot in a week and I was hoping to watch the start of the 2021 season before realising it’s on sky sports and not on terrestrial TV. I’m hoping Williams and Hass pick up a few wins this season after their underdog portrayal on the show. Lawrence Stroll as others have said seems like a dick.

[trackdemon]

Obi Wan said:

As a non F1 fan

Obi Wan said:

I’m hoping Williams and Haas pick up a few wins this season

The latter confirms the former

Sadly there's no chance in hell either of them will win a race, they are whole seconds a lap slower than the usual front line cars

[cuprabob]

Obi Wan said:

... before realising it’s on sky sports and not on terrestrial TV.

Highlights of Quali and the race are shown on Channel 4 a few hours after the Quali session on a Saturday and the race on Sunday.

[Dashnine]

Obi Wan said:

Lawrence Stroll as others have said seems like a dick.

Albeit a very rich dick.

There seems to be a general ignorance of what it takes to make businesses successful, generally I believe most company leaders are not nice people. Those who appear to be nice (Branson jumps to mind) I’m prepared to bet are not when dealing behind closed doors?

[Blib]

I've always thought that Bill Gates is 'nice'.

[Dashnine]

Blib said:

I've always thought that Bill Gates is 'nice'.

There you go, the exception that proves the rule! . I wonder though...

[paulguitar]

Blib said:

I've always thought that Bill Gates is 'nice'.

I guess you've had your vaccine?