McLaren F1 boss Zak Brown has a few words for Netflix

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, says he supports the efforts of the Netflix team that puts together the annual Drive to Survive series, even if they sometimes use too much creative freedom.

Viewers on the most recent series were surprised when the narrative of an episode was the allegedly increasingly toxic 2020 relationship between McLaren teammates Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris.

“I think Netflix is ​​great for Formula 1,” McLaren Brown was quoted as saying by motorsport-total.com. “It’s a very popular program.”

Carlos Sainz Jr. (left) and Lando Norris got on a little better when they were portrayed by Netflix, says McLaren’s Zak Brown

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The American Brown compared the now apparent creative freedom of the filmmakers to the 1986 film Top Gun, which is based on the US Navy’s real-life combat weapons school.

“I’m pretty sure every fighter pilot sees things you can’t do in a jet, but it was still a great movie,” said Brown.

Brown adds that the relationship that Sainz and Norris actually had last year “wasn’t the kind of tension you see on the show”.

But Brown said, “We support Netflix and what they want to achieve, even if they sometimes use creative freedom.”

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