On Feb. 7, 2025, Netflix, an internationally known streaming service, announced the return of one of its highest-earning television shows. “Drive to Survive,” first released in March 2019 following the 2018 Formula One season, instantly became one of the top reality shows in the world.
The show features the 10 Formula One teams, along with the drivers, team principals, and mechanics of each team. Each season of the show follows a Formula One season from start to finish.
With 10 episodes per season, and each episode highlighting a particular team or journey, almost every race on the calendar is featured, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
In its first season, the show focused on drivers like Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, and Nico Hulkenberg, all of whom are still present in the Formula One world today.
Not only has this show displayed the various struggles that teams and their drivers experience every season, but it also shows the journey and perseverance of the drivers as they face everything thrown at them throughout the season.
Things like mental blocks and injuries can affect a driver’s performance on the grid, so when “Drive to Survive” first came out, it was a way for fans to see the personal side of the job.
Not only that, the show has introduced Formula One to thousands of fans across the world. Since its initial release in 2019, Formula One viewership has increased by about 10% and continues to grow with each season.
Within the six seasons, both drivers and teams have continuously switched up. For example, one of the smaller teams, Alpha Tauri, became Visa Cash App RB just before the 2024 season and will remain that way for the upcoming 2025 season, which is set to begin on Feb. 26, 2025.
Overall, within its six seasons on Netflix, “Drive to Survive” has expanded viewership for Formula One and increased fans’ behind-the-scenes knowledge of the teams and their drivers.
Season seven of “Drive to Survive” will be released on March 7, 2025.
2025 Formula One Race Schedule by caporcelli