Race to Perfection

I'm a casual fan of F1 but I don't know the history of the sport that well so I was very excited to watch this. What I got was a disjointed commercial break to commercial break series of vignettes with no structure or arc. Like another reviewer said, unless you already know the history, a lot of this material won't make much sense. For example, the fan car... I only know about that because of a YouTube video but if I hadn't seen that other video I'd have been like, what's a fan car and why did it matter? This desperately needed a narrator and some direction instead of whatever this is. What a shame.

I've only been following Formula 1 for the past twelve years, so I'm unfamiliar with the great stories and drivers of F1's past. Although this mini-series could've been organized better, it does have interviews with the people who were a part of these great stories, people who knew these great drivers, and so in these ways, it is certainly worth your time if you are a fan of the sport.

This is mostly a collection of archive materials. Nothing new, no fresh angles. And absolutely no sense of direction. Pointless.

OK, it's a vast subject to cover with just 7 episodes, so maybe I was expecting too much, but I was a bit disappointed with the first episode. I'd think this series would be mostly of interest to 'beginners to F1' wanting to learn more about its history, but alas I think it would confuse rather than educate. It was somewhat disjointed, with some important events shown out of sequence. Important characters featured (such as Bernie Ecclestone) should have been better 'explained' to the viewer. So it's really going to appeal mostly to those who already know the majority of the history, which kind of defeats the object. Maybe later episodes will get better?

It's strange how a series on the history of F1can be made without covering the brilliance of Bruce McLaren and the team he created.