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The Biggest Things Netflix's 'Drive To Survive' Gets Wrong About F1—And Why It Doesn't Matter

I'll get one thing out of the way first: Drive to Survive is the best piece of marketing Formula 1 has ever done. It cracked the American market, blew up global viewership, and turned team principals into rockstars.

Motor1

The Rookie's Guide to Formula 1 Terms: F1 Jargon Explained

So you've binged Drive to Survive, and now you're ready to fully immerse yourself in the world of Formula 1. Welcome to the grind. From waking up at 2:00 AM to watch a practice session to living in Charles Leclerc's pain every weekend, get ready to clear your weekend schedule.

Motor1

Christian Horner ‘changed after Netflix F1 fame’, says arch rival Zak Brown

Former Red Bull F1 boss Horner, who lost his job in July, was one of the stars of Drive to Survive on Netflix

The Independent UK

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Zak Brown blames "Drive to Survive" fame for changing Christian Horner

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes Netflix's 'Drive to Survive' fame has changed Christian Horner

Motorsport

Watch us grow - Motorsport chiefs highlight TV rights as key to American interest

Executives from MotoGP, NASCAR, and IndyCar discussed the importance of a strong broadcast presence during the Autosport Business Exchange: New York

Autosport

Apple’s US F1 deal won’t affect Netflix’s "Drive to Survive", says tech giant

Apple says Netflix’s 'Drive to Survive' will continue unchanged as it becomes F1’s exclusive US broadcaster from 2026

Motorsport

"You just call 1-800-Netflix" - Behind NASCAR’s $55million original content drive

Tim Clark addressed calls for a Drive to Survive-style series

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How TikTok accidentally gave Max Verstappen his redemption arc

Max Verstappen has undergone a surprising - and entirely unintentional - image rehab over the past few years, thanks in part to TikTok.

Motorsport

Lando Norris says Netflix’s Drive to Survive ‘needs to come back to reality’

The seventh series of the show was released ahead of the new F1 season starting in Australia this weekend.

The Independent UK

Lando Norris hits out at ‘fabricated nonsense’ in Netflix’s Drive to Survive

The McClaren driver criticised what he considers ‘lying’ in the hit series before qualifying began for the Australian Grand Prix

The Guardian - UK

Missed by Netflix: Stories that didn't make it into Drive to Survive Season 7

One of the biggest news stories of the 2024 season involved longtime Red Bull design guru, Adrian Newey, defecting to Aston Martin. His surprise departure sent shock waves through the paddock, especially considering it came shortly after Christian Horner’s highly-publicised scandal, and questions over whether he would remain at the…

Autosport

‘You get hooked so quickly!’ How Formula 1: Drive to Survive became the apex of TV documentaries

Netflix’s motor-racing extravaganza is one of the most influential shows of the decade. How did it turn such a tedious sport into such gripping television?

The Guardian - UK

Jake Boxall-Legge: Drive to Survive has been brilliant for F1 - but I won't watch it

In 2018, I was working as Formula 2's press officer, working as tangentially to the F1 paddock as conceivably possible. Our occasional interloping among the F1 great and good usually went unnoticed, but we were still privy to the odd bit of goss about the driver market so long as…

Autosport

Danica Patrick absent from new Drive to Survive as former F1 champion features

Sky Sports F1 pundit Patrick appeared in season six of the hit Netflix docu-series last year

The Independent UK

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The main questions about Drive to Survive Season 7 answered

There's an underlying feeling that grows stronger as you make your way through the episodes of Netflix's seventh Formula 1 quasi-documentary: they know each other a lot better now. There's a lot less stating the obvious or over-explaining the basics. Even the main characters introduce themselves to the camera far…

Autosport

What has Drive to Survive done for F1? Our writers have their say

The latest season of Drive to Survive is set to land on Friday (7 March) and the teasers and trailers promise more of the same from the super successful series.

Motorsport

The heroes and villains of "Drive to Survive" Season 7

Following the departure of Netflix's darling characters from the F1 docuseries, there's a few open seats for favorites, as well as the ones we love to hate.

The Independent UK

Christian Horner scandal rehashed as Drive to Survive unearths new F1 villain

Review: Behind the scenes footage in season seven of the Netflix docu-series shows a new side to the Red Bull soap-opera at the start of the 2024 season – while Alpine kingmaker Flavio Briatore is a surprise antagonist

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How F1 Academy is growing alongside F1 on path to self-sufficiency

Susie Wolff is certain that F1 Academy will one day stand on its own two feet as a symbol that motorsport is no longer exclusively a man’s world.

The Guardian - UK

‘We cannot ignore Africa’: F1 fans on continent add to Lewis Hamilton’s call for grand prix

New wave of Formula One fans inspired by Netflix series Drive to Survive say it is time for an African country to host a race

Autosport

Drive To Survive Season 6 Review: Netflix's 2023 F1 retrospective won't change opinions

Providing behind-the-scenes access to one of the world's most restricted championships has done wonders for F1's booming popularity and expanded demographic, so the docuseries made by Box to Box Films has stuck to its guns for season six, half of which we have had early access to.

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How to watch Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 6 online – stream 2024 F1 documentary series

Netflix's behind-the-scenes F1 documentary is back just in time for the 2024 season. Here's how to watch it from anywhere in the world

Motorsport

Netflix announces Drive to Survive season six launch date

The sixth instalment of the series will look back at Max Verstappen's and Red Bull's record-breaking championship run while picking up other narrative strands across the 2023 season, likely including Aston Martin's and McLaren's moments in the limelight, Mercedes' continuing quest to get back to winning ways and Daniel Ricciardo's…

The Guardian - US

MLS’s Netflix deal could be profound, if they’re willing to show the warts

The league and the streaming giant agreed to a 10-year partnership that will include a Drive To Survive style docuseries

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Apple TV Plus is filming a Major League Soccer documentary series from the people behind F1's breakthrough Drive to Survive Netflix show

Apple TV Plus is working on a new Drive to Survive-like docuseries following Major League Soccer.

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