GRAND PRIX Driver

2018

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1

7.4| 0h30m| TV-PG| en
Synopsis

For the first time go inside McLaren, the most prestigious team in Formula 1 racing. Gain unprecedented access to the drivers, engineers, and leaders of McLaren to see what it takes to compete at the highest level.

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Also starring Stoffel Vandoorne

Reviews

Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie
Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%
lexi-eisenberg Can't wait for season 2. Seeing the inside how the engineering workshop looks is very cool
arnoldweissberg I got the feeling that this was supposed to be a longer series that was going to celebrate a newly triumphant year for McLaren after two years of disaster. But when it didn't turn out that way they just cut it to four short episodes with a lot of hoopla about the launch. To have made this an effective series you'd need to show the letdown that followed, but the show just skates over that. In short, some bits for the F1 fan like me, but not enough, and not enough drama for the non-fan viewer, so really not very good.
vampy81 I follow the F1 racing scene casually. Meaning that i enjoy watching the races, but i am not deep into the material. So for me it was a quite entertaining look behind the scenes. I can understand that a die hard fan would be underwhelmed and give it a lower score.The technology center in Woking - England, where the car is designed and built, is simply impressive and has a very clean look. I would work there, too :) With only four episodes it is very easy to watch. If you liked the first one, then the rest is a nobrainer. I watched it in one sitting. I really appreciate, that it is NOT a PR Commercial from McLaren. You notice that they made a lot of mistakes during the build of the car and the executives adress them. You can feel the frustration of the drivers after the first tests on the track and the poor performance of the car.If you're into sports documentaries give it a go!
mformoviesandmore Perhaps this was aimed at people who don't follow F1. For those who do it was a superficial review of problems from a year ago.Purportedly a behind-the-scenes look those shots were carefully planned and orchestrated.We see some engineering outputs. Some carefully constructed sound bites. We don't see passion.Given that MCLaren is now led by a marketing man perhaps we should have expected this approach. But I didn't feel any more connected with the team at the end of the four episodes than I did at the start.That might also be why they have had trouble finding a title sponsor. Everyone knows what McLaren once was. It's not so clear what someone gets today.Like the team, the documentary could have been a lot better.