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 put up on X from Netflix’s official account, is one week earlier than the 2025-season-opening Australian Grand Prix, giving viewers an opportunity to compensate for final season earlier than the brand new one will get underway.
That ought to make for extra entertaining viewing than many followers seemingly anticipated when the 2024 season obtained underway. With few modifications to the foundations or driver lineups, it was broadly anticipated that Purple 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, significantly from McLaren’s Lando Norris. And whereas Verstappen received 9 races in 2024, that was a giant decline from the document 19 wins he managed in 2019.
That was partly all the way down to Purple Bull’s lack of tempo towards the center of the season. That, together with lackluster efficiency by the group’s different driver, Sergio Perez, allowed McLaren to outdo Purple Bull to take the Constructors’ championship—its first since 1998.
Purple Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen on the 2024 Formulation 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix – Photograph through Getty Photos
The 2024 season was additionally the final for a number of drivers—together with fan favourite Daniel Ricciardo—and noticed Lewis Hamilton log out at Mercedes earlier than heading to Ferrari for 2025. Hamilton’s ultimate season with the group with which he as soon as dominated F1 did not have many vivid spots, however an emotional win on the 2024 British Grand Prix was one in all them.
F1 administration has mentioned that “Drive To Survive” should show that it provides worth in an effort to proceed, however it’s onerous to not see worth in a behind-the-scenes have a look at an F1 season with so many memorable highs and lows. The 2025 season ought to show equally attention-grabbing, with Hamilton’s transfer to Ferrari and a variety of new drivers becoming a member of the grid.