Wonderful documentary. Due to the lack of authorization from Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari, the two Mars teams, the production team focused on describing the ups and downs of mid-stream and downstream teams outside the regular viewing rules of F1. The limitation of perspective unexpectedly brings the biggest highlight of the film: to record the neglected stories outside the spotlight in the center of the paddock, to tell the hardships of the Earth team's survival, and to explore the value and significance of the existence of the last team of the Earth team who have been pacing in the non-scoring area all the year round. .
This film shows the unparalleled charm of F1 as a commercial sports event as much as possible within a limited space: glory and dreams, money and fame, winners take all, and laggards return empty-handed. The grievances and grievances of rich and powerful families, the love and hatred of upstarts, and the eternal struggle and game between people have earned enough attention for this film.
Weakening the technology and rules of motorsports itself, focusing on depicting the undercurrents between team drivers, Netflix's choice is undoubtedly wise. Despite being criticized for being over-dramatic and distorted, from the results, the documentary has accomplished its mission. Thanks to the broadcast of this film, the F1 official fought a beautiful turnaround, earning traffic, gaining the attention of the day and night, changing the inherent impression of F1 being rigid, boring, old-fashioned and old-fashioned, attracting a large number of new audiences to pay attention to this project. competition.
Looking back at this film on the occasion of Mercedes-Benz Red Bull's championship, the winding path is more intriguing. Leaving aside Albon for the time being, at the expense of Ricciardo and Gasly, two drivers who have proven to be capable of winning the championship, and accumulating a lot of resources, Red Bull has invested all of its resources to build the myth of Super Max. Verstappen's season has proved that he is a good driver, but for Red Bull, good is not enough. Since the end of the self-priming engine Red Bull dynasty created by Newey and Vettel, the hybrid era is the world of Mercedes-Benz and Hamilton. To solve the engine problem and wait for the growth of the championship contenders, Red Bull has been dormant for many years, in order to stand on the top of the world again. In the face of Honda's withdrawal and the drastic change of the 2022 rules, this may be the closest they will get to winning the championship. Championship, this is Red Bull's ambition and anxiety.
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