If you asked me two years ago if I knew who Max Verstappen was, I probably would have responded with a shrug.
Of course, I now know the Belgian-Dutch racing driver as the 2022 Formula One World Champion. The Red Bull Racing young gun who beat seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in a controversial last-lap duel in 2021, before taking the title once again in 2022.
To be completely honest, I didn't know a thing about Verstappen or the world of Formula One until I watched Drive To Survive, Netflix's compelling series that launches its fifth season this week.
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When I was first recommended the series by a friend during Sydney's second lockdown, I was skeptical.
I used to roll my eyes at people who liked sport. And motorsport? Well, I didn't really care about that either, besides that one time I tagged along with my dad to the V8 Supercars with the promise of seeing Spiderbait at the end of the night.
To me, Formula One always felt... far away. A glitzy world of fireworks and champagne shoeys.
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