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Race to Perfection (2020)
Remember - This is no documentary
This is an F1 production to mark their 70th anniversary.
Yes, it's rich in material but as @rvdave-86603 pointed out in his review, it is a promo piece that can't decide its target audience.
For those who follow closely there's precious little new but for those who this piece would act as an initiation and introduction, it lacked structure and a narrative.
Looking at it, you'd think F1 is not 70 years but F1 somehow only really started in the late 80's.
To me, it felt like it tried to cram everything in an episode without either going into depth or following a narrative arc. I wish it followed the timeline more closely as there is no shortage of stories to cover from before 1990.
From the silver star domination which introduced organisation and professionalism in F1 and Le Mans tragedy in the 50's, Lotus and the focus on aero and light weight of the 60's/70's to the turbo era ushered by Renault 70's/80's before more modern times covered here.
CAVEAT: I write this after watching Episode 1 only.