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Once upon a time in Formula 1 Land

TWENTY TWENTY-ONE HAS BEEN vaunted by many as the greatest season in F1 history, so surely Series 4 of the hit documentary Formula 1: Drive to Survive couldn’t miss an open goal? In fact, that’s exactly what has happened – but it isn’t necessarily the fault of Netflix or the maker of the series, Box to Box Films.

When introduced, the series gave F1 exactly the shot in the arm its rights-holder Liberty was hoping for – social media engagement exploded, TV ratings soared and crowds flocked to races,

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