Formula 1: Drive to Survive explained

Genre:Docudrama
Language:English
Num Seasons:6
Num Episodes:60
Runtime:27–51 minutes
Company:Box to Box Films
Network:Netflix

Formula 1: Drive to Survive is a television documentary series produced in a collaboration between Netflix and Formula One, to give a behind-the-scenes look at the drivers and races of the Formula One World Championship. The series has received one season per year since 2019, and a total of six seasons have been released, with the latest season aired on 23 February 2024. A crossover event with Full Swing broadcast on Netflix in November 2023 called The Netflix Cup.

Production and concept

On 24 March 2018, Formula One announced that Netflix had commissioned a ten episode docu-series giving an exclusive behind the scenes look at the 2018 Formula One World Championship.[1] [2] On 24 July 2019, Formula One announced that a second season would premiere in 2020 covering the 2019 Formula One World Championship, involving all 10 teams.[3] [4]

The series is executively produced by James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin for the production company, Box to Box Films. Sophie Todd is the production's showrunner.[5]

Gay-Rees subsequently went on to reveal to The Fast Lane Podcast that Drive to Survive had originally been conceived as a series revolving solely around Red Bull Racing before it evolved into a series about F1 in general.[6]

Filming began for the 2020 season in March but was suspended until July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Cast

Drivers

Personnel

Pundits

Episode lists

Season 1 (2019)

See main article: Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 1.

Season 2 (2020)

See main article: Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 2.

Season 3 (2021)

See main article: Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 3.

Season 4 (2022)

See main article: Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4.

Season 5 (2023)

See main article: Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 5.

Season 6 (2024)

See main article: Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 6.

Reception

The show has received recognition for the additional insight it offers fans,[8] and is credited with attracting new audiences (particularly American) to the sport.[9] [10] [11] The condensing of season-long themes into single-episode narratives has drawn praise for adapting "the natural drama of a racing season into a narrative that can encourage a fan to tune into the real thing."[12]

However, Drive to Survive has been criticized for including fake or misplaced commentary and team radios,[13] [14] [15] staging certain scenes,[16] [17] placing undue importance on test and practice sessions, and over-dramatizing or misrepresenting certain events and relationships within the Formula One paddock.[18] The continued criticism from both audiences and drivers led to discussions between Netflix and team managers and between Formula One and drivers.[19]

Max Verstappen notably refused to participate in interviews for seasons 3 and 4 as he believed that the show dramatized some drivers by portraying them as villains and that the show manufactured fake rivalries.[20] [21] [22] However, Verstappen confirmed his participation in season 5 after reaching an agreement with the producers to "keep it real".[23] [24]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)Result
Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or SpecialsNick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans (for "The Next Generation)[25]
British Academy Television Craft AwardsBest Sound: FactualNick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Nick Adams[26]
Royal Television Society Craft & Design AwardsSound - Entertainment & Non DramaSteve Speed, Nick Fry, James Evans, Hugh Dwan[27]
Sports Emmy AwardsOutstanding Serialized Sports DocumentaryFormula 1: Drive to Survive[28]
British Academy Television Craft AwardsBest Sound: FactualNick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Hugh Dwan[29]
Producers Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Sports ProgramFormula 1: Drive to Survive[30]
Golden Reel AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical DocumentarySteve Speed, Nick Fry, Hugh Dwan, James Evans (for "Down to the Wire")[31]
Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or SpecialsDoug Dreger, Nick Fry, Steve Speed (for "Man on Fire")[32]
Royal Television Society Craft & Design AwardsSound - Entertainment & Non DramaSteve Speed, Nick Fry, James Evans, Hugh Dwan[33]
American Cinema Editors AwardsBest Edited Non-Scripted SeriesDan Ablett, Kevin Austin, Otto Burnham, Shane McCormack, Graham Taylor (for "Man on Fire")[34]
British Academy Television Craft AwardsBest Sound: FactualDoug Dreger, Andrew Yarme, Nick Fry, Steve Speed, Hugh Dwan, James Evans[35]
Sports Emmy AwardsOutstanding Documentary Series - SerializedFormula 1: Drive to Survive[36]
Outstanding Editing - Long Form
Producers Guild of America AwardsBest Sports ProgramFormula 1: Drive to Survive[37]
Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or SpecialsNick Fry, Steve Speed [38]
Golden Reel AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical DocumentarySteve Speed, Nick Fry, James Evans, Hugh Dwan [39]
Cinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Non-Fiction, Variety, or Music/Series or SpecialsDoug Dredger, Steve Speed, Nick Fry [40]
Golden Reel AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical DocumentarySteve Speed, Nick Fry, Adam King, Doug Dreger, Ivan Onek, James Spooner [41]
Producers Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Sports ProgramFormula 1: Drive to Survive[42]

Spin-offs

In 2020, a series similar to Drive to Survive was released on F1 TV based on the 2019 Formula 2 Championship, called Chasing the Dream.[43] Subsequent second and third seasons were produced, each covering the 2020 and 2021 F2 Championships, premiering in 2021 and 2022 respectively.[44] [45] The fourth and fifth seasons, based on the 2022 and 2023 F2 Championships, were released on F1 TV as well as free-to-air on YouTube during the respective years.[46] Other motorsports have jumped on the "Drive to Survive Train" with Formula E, NASCAR and IndyCar all showing their own respective docuseries.

See also

Notes and References

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