Formula 1 fans may find themselves preoccupied as season 3 of the hit Drive to Survive is released.
Available to stream on Netflix, the latest series covers the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship.
As a collaboration between Netflix and Formula 1’s organisers, the documentary programme has become renowned for covering the important off-track action.
Raw speed and raw emotions
Instead of simply covering the story of racing action chronologically, Drive to Survive has placed attention on the human side of the sport.
Interviews with drivers, team managers, and F1 officials have formed the backbone of the programme. The first season gained attention for the expletive-laden rants from Haas team principal, Guenther Steiner.
Last year’s second season delved into the struggles of Red Bull drivers Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly, showing the harsh realities of meeting the team’s expectations.
Given the challenges of the past twelve months, there is little to suspect season 3 of Drive to Survive will be short on content.
Driving changes on and off the track
Netflix does not release details of the teams and drivers covered each year, or the particular storylines to be followed.
However, the impact of COVID-19, which affected filming of Drive to Survive itself, will surely take a major role. The strong social justice stance taken by Sir Lewis Hamilton during 2020 is also a strong contender for being featured.
Expect to see Romain Grosjean’s terrifying high-speed crash in Bahrain included, too.
Although the Formula 1 season was shortened during 2020, Netflix has still committed to ten episodes of Drive to Survive. A perfect amount to pass the time until the start of the 2021 F1 season on Friday, 26 March.
If you can avoid binge-watching them all first, that is.
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