There is an inherent feeling that becomes strong because you make your way through an episode of Netflix’s seventh Formula 1 Quarti-Country: They now know each other much better. The basics are very low to clear or over-installed. Even the main characters offer themselves very rarely with the camera – and when they do, there is usually a good reason, such as Andrea Kimi Antoneley forgets the full name of his team. Netflix is ​​no longer surprised by the internal functioning of F1. Season 7 continued to change the stable change in the direction to tie the storyline more closely for action on the track.
On the other hand, it also seems that everyone in Padock now now fully knows that Netflix is ​​always there. When people actually allow something to slip in private conversations, given that viewing a few moments, it seems that F1 people are more alert when the microphones are turned on. Certainly, Christian Hornener is caught calling Zak Brown as “prick”, but later he is not ashamed to say something similar in an on-camera interview. The absence of Guenther Steiner is definitely felt in this regard. There is still some paddock chatter camera, but there is nothing like a steener’s phone call with Jean Has.
Nevertheless, the drive to drive maintains the show to maintain so much in the first place: off-track stories, concrete interviews, and using many back scenes.
It is still loud and at the top, right?
This is still a drive to survive you know. Netflix does not catch back to attractive scenes: there is no shortage of boats, whether Monaco’s ports or other places – and there are some scenes that include you only to envy Alesandro Alunni Bravi’s lifestyle. F1’s Dolce Vita is at full performance, all luxury villas, exclusive restaurants and five -star hotel suits call the house members in the entire season.
There is little emphasis on accidents compared to previous sessions. Do not make any mistake – the biggest shots from last year are all here, but the days of over -doing are followed by us. still Sergio Perez And Carlos Sainz Crash in Baku, which may have been treated like an apocalypse event in earlier seasons and is pulled out for a good five minutes, is presented as more or less. and if Williams Hopefully last year, its sponsors will get more Netflix screen time due to the crash, well, that strategy did not clearly pay.
Does it provide more to the main stories of the previous F1 season?
Not necessarily Netflix gets correct at this point: Last year, there was no shortage of big stories in F1. Lewis HamiltonSteps for Ferrari And the Horner Affair is the two largest. But in both cases, instead of providing any real background, drive to drive to avoid most watches.
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Hamilton’s move is described through a normal mixture of press headline and news snipites, and even a hearty interview with Toto Wolf does not do anything new to those who closely follow F1.
Also with Horner – if you are expecting scenes that really tell how challenging this period is red Bull Bosses are not many. And they definitely do not take you behind the curtain. You almost feel that Netflix is ​​not really interested in delaying this story – after all, it is a difficult. Following a brief summary of events in the first episode, the show is trying to convince you that there was not much drama in Horner’s personal life. The Gerry Hornner series appears with amazing regularity, always depicted as an assistant to her husband. And that is always – really always – smiling.
Is something clearly missing?
You can argue that the major stories of F1 2024 are all covers and retals, but there was no way to fit everything in the 10-Vish minute episode.
Oliver Bearman starts in Saudi Arabia? Perfectly ignored. Young British only appear when it has to replace it Kevin magnesen In Brazil, who does not do justice to them – his standout performance in Jeddah and Baku is completely disappeared, and in Sao Paulo, he is seen describing him from Ayo Komatsu.
It is also an understanding that the F1’s fight for its own existence is not completely discovered. There are no backstage moments of having difficult conversations with Horner or Helmut Marco. No personal confession. No off-track footage. This is probably the result of his relationship with Czech with Netflix – sometimes he is not happy how he has been painted in the previous season. Therefore, while other drivers are still inviting the drive to escape the crew in their homes, we are looking away with Perez.
Does it provide good access?
There is nothing that really goes to you on “Wow, it’s something” – and perhaps that’s the place where the absence of the steinner (he only appears for a few minutes in season 7) is felt once again. There is nothing close to her wineyard road trip with Matia Binotto.
But there are some storylines that Netflix are looking more deeply. One of them is Sainz’s step for Williams. We meet James Walls’ phone calls with Sainz’s manager – and apparently to sign the contract. However, Netflix has been caught in the past in the past, not blaming you for thinking that these scenes were kept together for good television.
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Another recurring story is a personal test of Red Bull. This was last year Daniel ReciardoAudition of This time this Liam Lawson is trying to prove himself on the track. We see Max Verustapane To set a benchmark in silverstone, and Lawson is doing a good job to convince the boss that it is worth betting.
Do we get to see true personality?
This season is one of the standouts Lando NorisHe speaks almost with Netflix cameras compared to Will Buxon and Claire Williams. But this is appropriate. Noris is open, comfort, honest and emotional in his campaign to avoid interview – and some of his entry gives a very deep understanding of the changes he had in 2024. He is not afraid to accept or talk about his weaknesses. He is comfortable expressing his feelings – and it likes him even more.
With Noris, Lawson is another compelling character, which eventually brings its raw hunger to the F1 seat. And Reciardo? He is almost very vocal at times. His absence in the next season may be noticeable as a steinner.
What are fake stories?
It is difficult to hold the creators with red hand and accuse them of losing outright. There is a very low plot twisting compared to the previous season. But the tendency to overdraimetize? Oh, it’s still enough.
Noris’s first F1 win in Miami is designed as a result of its own personal development, with the show completely ignoring the fact that McLaren The first American race of the season brought a massive upgradation to his car. Instead, the story begins “McLaren finally gave Noris a winning car” – but for the first few races, it is almost as if he is struggling to unlock his ability. And when Miami wins at the end, the Netflix Drama replaces the dial – despite the fact that Noris wins by a comfortable difference, the show tries to assume you that the Verustapain was breathing his neck in all ways for the finish line.
And of course, the track with drivers and team owners is very strange – where they are grilled with some painful bear questions by friends or family members. We find Susie Wolf Asking your husband who can replace Hamilton. We ask Carmen Montero Mund to his lover George Russell whether he is “ready for tomorrow” before the Race in Singapore – only to go in full interpret that the humidity reminds him of a sauna. While both of them are sitting in a swimming pool. Yes, okay.
What are the best episodes?
Regardless of general exaggerations, episodes that focus on Noris vs. Vastapane rivalry, as well as intra-team strows in McLaren stand out as the show’s highlights. Noris offers enough plays to keep things interesting alone, and Vastapane’s contribution – although abbreviated – is also decent, which can be said more than showing their previous some drives.
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It is also quite interesting to see how the McLaren team’s order is said to be, Noris admitted a friend that “he was not allowing his team partner Oscar Oscar Piastry to go in Hungary for the first time.
Netflix is ​​also experimenting with something new – an episode is partially filmed by drivers themselves. Noris, Russell, Charles Lakeler, Pierre Galli And Alex albon During the weekend of Singapore Grand Prix, smartphones are provided to record personal video diaries, which offer a new way to look behind the curtain.
What are the worst episodes?
The previous season was packed with a large storyline, so some (if not most), unlike the previous season, are no completely futile episodes with forced stories. But there are two who feel a little away.
The episodes dedicated to Lakeler are the most melodramatic in the history of the drive of survive – it can be almost a film in itself.
Then there is an episode about Alpine The Constructors Championship versus fight for the sixth, which revolves around the dismissal Estaban OkonThe way it has been implicated is strange: the show almost tries to tell that Ocon Ocon is no longer inspired, but then – Whops! – He suddenly finished second in Sao Paulo. It is as if the show had already decided on its story and then strangely pushed the uncomfortable fact that Okon actually distributed the best results of the team’s team.
Is it fun to see this?
It is a very well -made show, visually pleasing, and most importantly it is no longer on top with special effects. You do not need to lower the volume every time you have an accident scene.
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It also performs a solid job of showing F1 people outside the padock. You get to see the shopping of Lakeler – and even his card was rejected in checkouts for insufficient money. You are invited for the family breakfast. You have to visit Ricardo and Okon homes.
Belly down – Belt comic – funny or suspicious, and an endless stream of swearing, and there are plenty of feasts and jokes to welcoming behind scenes. The F-Word is probably most commonly used throughout the series, and if the FIA ​​ever decides to punish the drivers for impurity in the drive, to survive, the half grid will be banned before the Australian GP.
Is it worth seeing?
There is no way, it is going to make everyone happy. The Hardcore F1 fans will essentially roll their eyes on some scenes and dialogues. There is no mention of Flexi-Vinges or McLaren’s Mini-DRS, and some strategic battles are overseen.
Oh, and Abu Dhabi is Noris in the last gap of Dhabi, as it is about to exit.
But if we admit that the drive to escape was really never really for the staunch audience, it remains a completely watchman and acts as a fun way to pass the time while waiting for the new F1 season to start.
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