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I finished the series Formula 1: Drive to Survive on Netflix.
Wow. I am now a fan of F1 and will be following along this season. Not only did it bring out the "Grand Prix race car driver" feels from my childhood, but it showed the reality of the sport. It captures the raw emotions of racing on the highest level. I like that drivers show emotion, swear, and give honest answers. I like that team managers get into it with each other. I like that the press are not friends with teams. They all understand it's a business and this series shows what it's like to navigate that business and the emotions that come with it. I feel motocross can learn so much from this series.
We seem to suppress emotion in our sport in an effort to stay PC, which limits storylines. I feel as if we sometimes forget that this is a high stakes competition. By showcasing the emotions and the behind the scenes stories, fans can connect with the riders much more. Right now, especially with Feld and the media, the focus seems to be on becoming a nice, clean, easy advertisement platform. We need to return the focus to racing and the emotions that surround that. I can't help but imagine what a series from Feld could look like if they put more resources into accepting, promoting, and documenting the storylines that all these riders feel the need to keep hush hush about.
I also can't help but think it's a microcosm of a bigger issue. America simply tries to deny emotion and it's starting to show.
Wow. I am now a fan of F1 and will be following along this season. Not only did it bring out the "Grand Prix race car driver" feels from my childhood, but it showed the reality of the sport. It captures the raw emotions of racing on the highest level. I like that drivers show emotion, swear, and give honest answers. I like that team managers get into it with each other. I like that the press are not friends with teams. They all understand it's a business and this series shows what it's like to navigate that business and the emotions that come with it. I feel motocross can learn so much from this series.
We seem to suppress emotion in our sport in an effort to stay PC, which limits storylines. I feel as if we sometimes forget that this is a high stakes competition. By showcasing the emotions and the behind the scenes stories, fans can connect with the riders much more. Right now, especially with Feld and the media, the focus seems to be on becoming a nice, clean, easy advertisement platform. We need to return the focus to racing and the emotions that surround that. I can't help but imagine what a series from Feld could look like if they put more resources into accepting, promoting, and documenting the storylines that all these riders feel the need to keep hush hush about.
I also can't help but think it's a microcosm of a bigger issue. America simply tries to deny emotion and it's starting to show.
The Senna / Prost era was insane.
Feld and the AMA need to do everything they can in a bid to secure as many sponsorship dollars as possible. Allowing the riders/media to have free reign of sorts, say what they want etc has every chance of hurting the image of the sport.
Motocross is a "dirty" and dangerous sport in comparison to the elite, prestigious status that F1 carries. So its a little bit of an apples and oranges case.
The Shop
Take a minute and imagine what our sport would be like if Instagram and Vital forums didn't exist. We wouldn't know shit about the riders, their struggles, their training, etc. Feld and the media would share results and some corporate PR type of information. Even with all IG and Vital, that is still sort of where we end up. Riders and teams are hush hush and the media doesn't push them.
Why do you think Reed is so popular? It's because he is real and accessible to his fans.
I know we have had certain documentaries and such but putting it on netflix is key.
Pit Row
I finished watching the series a couple days ago, and went straight to the gram and started following Riccardo, Max etc, and now plan on watching when I can..
It was a good series, especially for anyone not knowing anything about F1.. Curious how F1 experts feel about it though.
Obviously, Senna was the best F1 doc I've watched.
I'm kind of ashamed it took this long to gain interest.
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