A good start to, what hopefully will be more, but it is flawed.
Whereas Drive to Survive is accused of over dramatizing while lacking substance, Motogp Unlimited, with a wealth of natural drama & story, almost under-plays it somewhat. Storylines such as Vinales' departure from Yamaha, or Binder's crazy win in the wet are shown in a basic matter-of-fact way. My feeling is that the best motorsport documentary series probably lies somewhere between the two shows.
Also with only 8 episodes several of the key players are missing from the storyline. Such as slightly eccentric rider Zarco who at one point was leading the championship, characters such as team boss Herve Poncharal or rookie Bastianini who scores 2 podiums (if they're filming the '22 season they must be desperately trying to find the footage of him from last year on the cutting room floor). Why not make the series 10 episodes & include more?
Finally what is largely missing from both MU & DTS, but Mark Neale does very well in his Motogp films, is the fan angle. Shots of the campsites, the variety of fans, views of the races from among the crowd. Sure the early races were closed to fans due to Covid, but most of them were open. If you're going to try & attract more fans to watch the sport, you need to show them the full experience, the atmosphere, the camaraderie of being part of the spectacle.
Hopefully with the 2nd season some of these issues can be addressed.
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