Formula 1: Drive to Survive
SportsAthletic competition and the world around it.This show: 10/10DocuseriesNonfiction storytelling across episodes.This show: 10/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10
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Formula 1: Drive to Survive Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | |
| S2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.2 | |
| S3 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 7.2 | |
| S4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | |
| S5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | |
| S6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | |
| S7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | |
| S8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
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About
"Turns pit-lane politics into binge-worthy soap opera"
This Netflix docuseries follows the Formula 1 grid over the course of a season, embedding with drivers, team bosses, and engineers to turn a technical sport into a soap opera of rivalries, egos, and near-misses. It's edited for maximum drama, with cliffhangers and confessional-style interviews that manufacture tension even when the actual race results are already public knowledge. Pace is brisk and glossy, more reality TV than sports journalism, and it's credited with turning casual viewers into obsessive fans. Purists sometimes grumble about accuracy, but as entertainment it's addictive.
Watch it for
the way it makes personalities and team rivalries as gripping as the racing itself.
Maybe skip if
you want rigorous motorsport analysis rather than dramatized personal storylines.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12019
7.813K105h 51m
Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane — both on and off the track — during each cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.
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Season 22020
7.911K105h 53m
With some of Formula 1's top names driving for new teams, 2019 proves to be a season of broken alliances and renewed rivalries.
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Season 32021
7.912K106h 42m
During a shortened 2020 season, Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo and other top drivers pursue checkered flags as COVID-19 turns the world upside down.
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Season 42022
7.311K106h 56m
Twenty drivers — some veterans, some rookies — compete in another drama-filled and adrenaline-fueled season of Formula 1 racing.
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Season 52023
7.27K106h 41m
Formula 1's teams have rebuilt their vehicles from the ground up for a thrilling 2022 season, and this year's championships are anyone's to win.
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Season 62024
7.46K107h 22m
Follow the new team lineups, management takedowns, fierce friendships and bitter rivalries of another high-octane season on the Formula 1 circuit.
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Season 72025
7.56K107h 16m
Familiar faces make a comeback, team stalwarts defect to arch rivals, and new champions emerge in one of Formula One’s most tumultuous seasons yet
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Season 82026
7.43K86h 3m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Themselves, Self
Oracle Red Bull Racing Themselves, Self
McLaren Formula 1 Team Themselves, Self
Scuderia Ferrari Themselves
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Themselves
Atlassian Williams Racing Themselves
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake Themselves
Lewis Hamilton Self, Self - 2017 Winner & Four-Time World Champion
Daniel Ricciardo Self - Driver, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Self
Will Buxton Self - F1 Journalist
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