F1 makes major announcement about future of hit Netflix show 'Drive to Survive'

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F1 makes major announcement about future of hit Netflix show 'Drive to Survive'

The hit show is COMING BACK

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years

Monday 24 August 2026 17:27 Updated: 17:41

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F1 have announced that the hit Netflix show 'Drive to Survive' will return for Season 9 in 2027.

The show, which takes fans behind the scenes on track and off to go inside the lives of driver and teams, has been a massive win for the sport since its debut in 2019.

It has provided added context to some of the greatest rivalries in the sport - notably the long-running beef between heavy-hitting team principals Toto Wolff and Christian Horner.

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Storylines we'd like to see in Season 9

This will be the first season where Horner doesn't feature heavily after his sacking by Red Bull in 2025. But there are still plenty of juicy storylines we'd like to see.

The emergence of Kimi Antonelli, the Lewis Hamilton x Kim Kardashian romance and the Max Verstappen contract drama are just a few angles we'd like to see the streaming giant explore in its next drop.

We can expect the new series to drop days before the start of the new season in Q1 2027, the perfect vehicle to hype up fans for the start of a new campaign.

Wolff vs Horner was Drive to Survive gold.

Not everybody loves DtS though, and some paddock insiders have called out the staged nature of the show in recent years. Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has been a vocal critic on occasion.

When will 'Drive to Survive' end?

The news about Season 9 will come as a big boost for long-standing fans of the show, with talk already turning to when the curtain may finally come down.

Earlier this year F1's chief media rights and broadcasting officer Ian Holmes spoke out about the success of the show, while also hinting at a potential date when it could all end.

He said: "We've got 20, now 22 drivers. Generally, they are intelligent, articulate; they've worked with the media probably for many, many years, despite being young. We're lucky enough to race in some attractive places.

"I think that there are some raw ingredients for our sport that lends itself to making this series particularly attractive."

He continued: "I think it'd be foolish not to be thinking of what next. I don't think when we set out on this path we had any expectation that we will be eight series in… probably nine going forward, and be nice to get to the magical 10.

"But absolutely we're thinking about - and it's not necessarily instead of, it could be in addition to - but what is another interesting genre?

"There are some things that we have been discussing about how we can perhaps freshen things up, change some approaches. The structure and narrative of Drive To Survive can evolve and if people want to watch it."

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