ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 26: Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on November 26, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Edmund So/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
Netflix’s flagship sports documentary series has opened the gate to a flood of companion documentaries for big sports on the streaming service and will return in February 2024. Here’s what we know about Formula 1: Drive to Survive Season 6.
Beginning in 2019, Formula 1: Drive to Survive is a documentary series that recaps the biggest stories of the F1 season for the year prior. There’s been plenty of articles about the significance of how the documentary has helped the sport, albeit there’s evidence that F1’s fever pitch popularity may be waning. Drive to Survive isn’t without controversy either, with Esteban Ocon most recently on the record saying that the documentary series “reflects reality but in a strange way.”
Netflix announced season 6 of Drive to Survive as part of a two-season renewal in May 2022.
What can we expect from the new season of Drive to Survive? Well, there’s been lots of story threads for the season. Max Verstappen’s dominance throughout the season will likely be one of the main drivers who secured his third-world title. Plenty of teams are swapping places throughout the year, whether it’s McLaren moving forward as the season progresses or Aston Martin falling backward.
A tiny sneak peek of the sixth season was released during The Netflix Cup, a live event that paired four F1 drivers with PGA golfers for a whacky (and a disjointed event, let’s be honest) sports event. It gives an insight to an early clip expected in the new season that sees Zak Brown and Lando Norris golfing, speaking about their prospects with the season with a car that was less than ideal at the beginning of the season.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 17: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB19 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
We’ve embedded the clip below, although we apologize for the audio sync; this was a problem with Netflix’s stream.
Season 6 Sets February 2024 Release
Arriving a week before the opening race of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix, our prediction that the sixth season of F1: Drive to Survive would arrive on February 23rd, 2024, has been confirmed by Netflix.
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