Netflix has confirmed the discharge date of Season 8 of the profitable Drive to Survive docuseries. The brand new season will revisit the thrilling 2025 Method 1 season, which noticed Lando Norris in a decent combat in opposition to rival and four-time champion Max Verstappen in addition to his personal team-mate Oscar Piastri.
The following instalment of the collection will arrive on the streaming platform on 27 February, forward of the beginning of the 2026 F1 season. Timed to ensure followers of the championship are warmed up for the lengthy 24-race marketing campaign, Season 8 will look again at what 2025 needed to provide.
As normal, the manufacturing will unpack each on-track and off-track storylines.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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As soon as once more, the docuseries will stream solely on Netflix, offering behind-the-scenes context to what we noticed throughout race weekends throughout the yr. Making issues extra attention-grabbing, this would be the closing Drive to Survive collection to function the bottom effect-designed automobiles.
It is possible the primary storyline will revolve across the combat for the drivers’ championship that ended with a two-point margin, however Crimson Bull’s driver and group principal drama and Lewis Hamilton making his Ferrari debut will possible be central speaking factors, too. On high of that, the extremely profitable F1 film will probably obtain a point out, though with it being hosted by a competing streaming service (Apple), perhaps it will not.
On high of this, Nico Hulkenberg’s podium win would be the heartwarming story of the season.
Drive to Survive Season 8 will go dwell on Netflix on 27 February. The 2026 season will start shortly after with the Australian Grand Prix weekend commencing on 6 March.
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