Horner says Drive to Survive cast him as a villain to fit its story

Christian Horner says Drive to Survive portrayed him more as a villain because that suited the Netflix series' television narrative.

In an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, Horner said the programme's producers favoured rivalries and protagonists. He described his role in the series as shifting between hero and villain, but said he was probably cast more often as the latter because it fitted the show's story.

Horner said sport polarises audiences: some people will like him and others will not, and he has to be comfortable with that. He also called Drive to Survive a gamechanger for Formula 1, saying team valuations had risen dramatically compared with before the series.