The Drive To Survive Season 6 Trailer Has Dropped
The new F1 season is almost underway, and that means weâre also about to be treated to the sixth series of Netflixâs fly-on-the-wall documentary, Formula 1: Drive To Survive. The first episode debuts tomorrow, 23 February, and ahead of that, a teaser trailer has been released.
Following the format that the show has followed since its 2019 debut, the new series will give a behind-the-scenes look at last yearâs F1 season. In case you missed it, that was the most dominant season in Formula 1 history, with Red Bull winning 21 of the 22 races and Max Verstappen clinching the championship with almost double the points of second-placed teammate Sergio PĂ©rez.
The trailer begins with a look at some of the drivers and team principals enjoying their offseason before weâre thrust straight into the action.
Max Verstappen at the 2023 Abu Dhabi GP
Red Bullâs sheer dominance will be a running thread â indeed, we hear McLarenâs Lando Norris remark that he wants to âwalk into Red Bull and steal their car.â Elsewhere, thereâs insight into inter-driver tensions at Alpine, Lawrence Strollâs ambitions to make Aston Martin a championship contender, and what seems to be a look at the Red Bull test session that led Daniel Ricciardo to make a return as a mid-season replacement for Nyck de Vries at the now-renamed Alpha Tauri.
Lewis Hamilton at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
We also see Lewis Hamilton discussing his future at Mercedes with team boss Toto Wolff, something that we see in a whole new light now we know Hamilton is heading to Ferrari for 2025.
Oh, and thereâs lots of trademark swearing from Guenther Steiner. Quite frankly, thatâs one of the biggest draws of the show, so Netflix is going to have to up its marketing game a little for series seven now heâs been ousted as Haas boss.
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner
Itâs going to be interesting to see Netflixâs take on an F1 season that will go down in history for one teamâs unwavering dominance. The showâs always managed to find some drama and suspense in the sport, even if itâs occasionally felt a little manufactured, so itâll probably deliver on the 2023 season, which had some fascinating midfield battles going on beneath Red Bullâs steamrollering of the grid.
