The popular Netflix series Drive to Survive has confirmed its fourth season, scheduled for release next year. The crew was spotted in the Mercedes garage and will likely stay with the Silver Arrows this weekend.
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Will the Netflix Curse Hit Mercedes Again? In 2019 the crew attracted attention at the German GP. They gave the crew some good shots of Bottas, who crashed from fourth place with less than 10 laps to go. a flu-ridden Hamilton faced the barriers and a subsequent 50-second pit stop.
Mercedes also spent the Russian GP with the Netflix crew in 2020. Less dramatic this year, Hamilton suffered a 10-second penalty in the middle of the race.
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The 2021 season has a lot to offer so far. The championship rivalry, the midfield fight and a lot of drama. With the recent announcement, it will surely be the perfect filler content when the season comes to an end.
Mercedes’ contribution to the DTS campaign
What’s next at Spa is uncertain, but the behind-the-scenes look at the Hamilton-Verstappen rivalry will be fascinating. Things have escalated since the race in Bahrain, especially after Silverstone and Hungary. On the way to Belgium, the lead is only 12 points, with the British team taking the lead shortly before the summer break.
The rivalry had also drifted off the track. After Silverstone, there was a lot of talk between the drivers and their team bosses. Christian Horner has cemented his anger with the team after the high bills that Red Bull paid for a Mercedes damage.
Formula 1 F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria – July 4th, 2021 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton during the REUTERS / Leonhard Foeger race
The championship rivalry is just the tip of the iceberg of the Mercedes drama, and the second seat is still a long way off. The speculation about second place for Mercedes reached its peak this season. Especially after Hamilton’s three-year extension, the seat has long been unconfirmed. While a majority supports George Russell, Bottas has not yet lost his contact.
Silver Arrows in Spa
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Mercedes regained the lead after Red Bull took the lead in Monaco; just one point ahead of the team. Since then, the Milton-Keynes team had only widened the gap between the two. That’s up to Silverstone. After Hamilton collided with Verstappen, Red Bull held the lead by just three points. After the incident in Hungary, Sergio had to go out of the race and Max drove with an injured car.
Formula 1 F1 – French Grand Prix – Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France – June 20, 2021 Max Verstappen from Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes in action REUTERS / Yves Herman
Red Bull is angry; Mercedes is determined. Red Bull had fought hard to maintain the lead and in the course of two races it was all lost through no fault of their own. Mercedes, on the other hand, is not ready to let the rule overthrow so quickly.
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Even if the situation between the drivers and the team has cooled off during the summer break, the war continues from the moment it lights up in Spa-Francorchamps.
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