The high octane often scandalous Netflix drama from the pit lane returns with its second season. As a PR move, this couldn’t have been any better.
Formula 1 has been consistently losing support over the years partly due to the hegemony of the top 3 teams and the steady decline of unpredictability in the motorsport, as well as the numerous rules and regulations that no longer focus on racing but on the nitty-gritty details of technicality that suck the life and fun out of the grid.
Formula 1 has been consistently losing support over the years partly due to the hegemony of the top 3 teams and the steady decline of unpredictability in the motorsport, as well as the numerous rules and regulations that no longer focus on racing but on the nitty-gritty details of technicality that suck the life and fun out of the grid.
Enter ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ and you’ve got an action packed thriller on your hands – this could easily substitute as an F1 refresher or a recap of the previous year or, better yet, could easily be seen as a substitute to Formula 1 itself!
For now, I believe it falls in the second category and until the sport picks up its socks and goes back to the basics – pure adrenaline pumping down to the wire racing – I see no reason to religiously follow the season. ‘Drive to Survive’ dives headfirst into the politics, dynamics, highs and lows of racing and does so without mincing any words. The cutthroat world of F1 is on full display and the Netflix show does a commendable job at keeping the viewer hooked. It’s good. Really good.
P.S. This could change with the 2021 season where almost everything is getting a grand overhaul and hopes to make racing exciting again. Fingers crossed!