Lando Norris says Netflix’s Drive to Survive ‘needs to come back to reality’

Lando Norris has accused the makers of Formula One’s hit Netflix series of creating “fabricated, made-up nonsense” and said they have “lost sight of reality”.

Norris, who captured pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, was speaking a week after the seventh series of Drive to Survive – which has helped propel F1 to a new fanbase – was released.

The second episode, “Frenemies”, depicts the rivalry between Norris, 25, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen as they contended for the world championship last season.

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