The following season of “Formulation 1: Drive to Survive” is coming to Netflix Feb. 24, the streaming service confirmed Thursday through Twitter.
The sequence’ fifth season will deal with the 2022 F1 racing season, which noticed the implementation of sweeping guidelines adjustments that introduced new automobile designs and value caps. These adjustments had been geared toward closing the hole between the richest groups and the remainder of the sphere to create nearer, extra unpredictable racing.
Formulation 1: Drive To Survive returns February 24 — and this is your first have a look at Season 5! pic.twitter.com/17R4SAGck6
— Netflix (@netflix) January 12, 2023
The result was pretty predictable, nevertheless. Regardless of early flashes of competitiveness from Ferrari, reigning champion Max Verstappen received a second driver’s championship, and Pink Bull ended Mercedes-AMG’s streak by profitable the groups’ title. Verstappen additionally scored a file 15 wins.
Pink Bull was later discovered to be in violation of the brand new value cap guidelines; the workforce was fined for its value cap breach however allowed to retain the championship title. That might present from drama for this season of “Drive to Survive,” together with a driver shuffle that noticed McLaren and Alpine combating to safe Oscar Piastri to fill seats being vacated by Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso, respectively.
Max Verstappen on the 2022 Formulation 1 United States Grand Prix – Picture credit score: Getty Photos
F1 administration confirmed in Could 2022 that “Drive to Survive” would proceed for fifth and sixth seasons. The present depends on shut cooperation from F1 and the groups to permit a excessive degree of behind-the-scenes entry, however robust scores for season 4, which documented the shut championship combat between Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, satisfied F1 administration to commit to 2 extra seasons.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has stated the Netflix sequence’ future is not assured, saying in a 2022 interview that “Drive to Survive” should add worth to F1 to proceed. So lots will trip on how this newest season is obtained by viewers.