Formula 1: Drive to Survive

I have never really cared for racing other than video games and being American most friends of mine that do like racing are nascar fans. Left turn driving only is boring but I randomly started this show on Netflix and I ended up binging it. It even made me look up f1 schedule on tv and since the first season I watch most races or at least record them. Well done show to see the back story of what's going on in the f1 world.

The most dramatic season in F1 in years and Netflix screwed it up (somewhat). The false commentary throughout annoyed me then just pissed me off! False razzmatazz of what qualifying day is about was just nonsense. There was signs of the original insight you got from the first three brilliant seasons but this just became more and more of a promotional series for the FIA. Some episodes to the same high standards, others just staged and orchestrated.

Lando Norris has even complained on Twitter that the editing has painted incorrect pictures of him and Ricciardo by adding remarks made from one race into another to hype it up. That's just poor.

Have watched every single Formula 1 race since mid-1991, I think. Went to several races (when they were louder, V12/V10 era, rather going to Le Mans with the current cars for live action). Every year after Häkkinen quit it got harder for me to justify why I even bother.

4 episodes in right now - this series has a chance to change that!!

I was sometimes wondering how much good a media company's ownership of F1 could do for a sport when they were helplessly talking "Twitter", but now I sense there might be potential.

When all you get from F1 is corporate PR, little go kart boys being streamlined for TV spots, DRS and catering, here is a bit of actual behind-the-scenes of F1. Sure, this is sanitized too, but it is so much more honest than the usual, it is such a breather.

Please F1, be even braver with season 2019! Hope Ferrari and Mercedes join the party with season 2019 (they opted out of this so far): Merc, if McLaren can get the sticks out of their behinds, you can too!

This series has the potential to become an annual tradition to kick off pre-season ... and remember why you became a fan in the first place.

As a female who has never even held a drivers licence I doubt greatly that I am the F1's target market but for the 2019 that's going to change. This doco series puts a personality into the sport that I often just assumed was bland & full of thugs. Utterly fascinating, it also does (in my opinion) an excellent job of explaining the rivalries between the different company factions. Really hope there will be a season 2.

It's so good to watch a F1 show that isn't mainly focused on Mercedes and Ferrari. You really get to see what goes on inside the world of F1 and hear personal stories from the drivers and the teams. I'd recommend it to every fan of the sport.