The seventh season of Netflix’s docuseries “Formulation 1: Drive To Survive” hits the streaming service Mar. 7.
The discharge date, confirmed in a Feb. 7 publish on X from Netflix’s official account, is one week earlier than the 2025-season-opening Australian Grand Prix, giving viewers an opportunity to make amends for final season earlier than the brand new one will get underway.
That ought to make for extra entertaining viewing than many followers doubtless anticipated when the 2024 season obtained underway. With few adjustments to the principles or driver lineups, it was broadly anticipated that Crimson Bull would continues its dominance and Max Verstappen would cruise to a fourth title.
Whereas Verstappen did win the Drivers’ Championship—clinching it on the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix with two races to go—he confronted more durable competitors, notably from McLaren’s Lando Norris. And whereas Verstappen gained 9 races in 2024, that was a giant decline from the file 19 wins he managed in 2019.
That was partly right down to Crimson Bull’s lack of tempo towards the center of the season. That, together with lackluster efficiency by the workforce’s different driver, Sergio Perez, allowed McLaren to outdo Crimson Bull to take the Constructors’ championship—its first since 1998.
Crimson Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen on the 2024 Formulation 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix – Photograph by way of Getty Pictures
The 2024 season was additionally the final for a number of drivers—together with fan favourite Daniel Ricciardo—and noticed Lewis Hamilton log off at Mercedes earlier than heading to Ferrari for 2025. Hamilton’s remaining season with the workforce with which he as soon as dominated F1 did not have many shiny spots, however an emotional win on the 2024 British Grand Prix was one in all them.
F1 administration has stated that “Drive To Survive” should show that it provides worth as a way to proceed, nevertheless it’s exhausting to not see worth in a behind-the-scenes take a look at an F1 season with so many memorable highs and lows. The 2025 season ought to show equally fascinating, with Hamilton’s transfer to Ferrari and quite a few new drivers becoming a member of the grid.
