Formula 1: Drive to Survive – After 4 non-stop thriving seasons, the Formula 1-based series Drive to Survive had gained incessant popularity and there has been a continuous growth of fans from all across the globe. The rapid growth from teenagers to car enthusiasts was astounding. Along with the growth of viewers, the expectations of the viewers grew as well when Season 5 was announced. However, the newest edition of the series faced a huge backlash from the fans. Follow Formula 1 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Formula 1: New Drive to Survive Season 5 faces HUGE Backlash, fans SLATE new season to be ‘Lacklustre with glaring blindspots’ – Check Out
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Drive to Survive is absolutely unhinged for starting season 5 with “if something goes wrong, it always seems to happen to Guenther” and then cutting to the WAR IN UKRAINE.
— Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan) February 25, 2023
All the seasons of Drive to Survive have been a hit and were ranked among the top 10 in a week on Netflix, but Season 5 is facing a lot of backlash as it did match the viewers’ expectations. The previous seasons were loved by the audience and gathered extremely keen interest but this season just seemed to fail in gathering the interest back again.
It’s been said that in this season they failed to show the in-depth of the cars and their regulations in order for the audience to understand.
Formula 1: New Drive to Survive Season 5 faces HUGE Backlash, fans SLATE new season to be ‘Lacklustre with glaring blindspots’ – Check Out
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Why the backlash?
It somewhat felt like the series blatantly ignored the retirement of Sebastian Vettel. Whereas they paid a well-crafted farewell to Daniel Ricciardo who was forced out of the McLaren F1 team.
With all the adverse reactions that Drive to Survive – Season 5 is receiving, Toto Wolff, the team principal of Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team mentioned that this series is not a documentary. This statement clearly explains that nothing is scripted in this high-octane sport-based series. Hence it might not always match up to the viewers’ expectations.
Apart from all the backfire, something unexpected that happened in season 5 is the presence of dominant world champion Max Verstappen, can even say it’s the ” Return of the king ”
Formula 1: New Drive to Survive Season 5 faces HUGE Backlash, fans SLATE new season to be ‘Lacklustre with glaring blindspots’ – Check Out
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