Formula 1: Drive to Survive

Formula 1: Drive to Survive is a British television documentary series produced in a collaboration between Netflix and Formula One, to give a behind-the-scenes look at the drivers and races of the Formula One World Championship. The series has received one season per year since 2019, with all episodes releasing on the same date, and a total of eight seasons have been released, with the latest season aired on 27 February 2026. A crossover event with Full Swing broadcast on Netflix in November 2023 called The Netflix Cup.

On 24 March 2018, Formula One announced that Netflix had commissioned a ten episode documentary-series giving an exclusive behind the scenes look at the 2018 Formula One World Championship. On 24 July 2019, Formula One announced that a second season would premiere in 2020 covering the 2019 Formula One World Championship, involving all 10 teams.

The series is executively produced by James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin for the production company, Box to Box Films. Sophie Todd is the production's showrunner. Formula One Management provides on track footage along with commentary from Alex Jacques, David Croft, Harry Benjamin, Martin Brundle, David Coulthard and Jolyon Palmer.

Gay-Rees subsequently went on to reveal to The Fast Lane Podcast that Drive to Survive had originally been conceived as a series revolving solely around Red Bull Racing before it evolved into a series about F1 in general.

Filming began for the 2020 season in March but was suspended until July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 26 February 2026, Netflix and Apple announced that the eighth season would be releasing on Apple TV for US subscribers in addition to the traditional global Netflix release on 27 February. In exchange, the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix would also stream on Netflix for US subscribers.

The show has received recognition for the additional insight it offers fans, and is credited with attracting new audiences (particularly American) to the sport. The condensing of season-long themes into single-episode narratives has drawn praise for adapting "the natural drama of a racing season into a narrative that can encourage a fan to tune into the real thing."

However, Drive to Survive has been criticized for including fake or misplaced commentary and team radios, staging certain scenes, placing undue importance on test and practice sessions, and over-dramatizing or misrepresenting certain events and relationships within the Formula One paddock. The continued criticism from both audiences and drivers led to discussions between Netflix and team managers, as well as between Formula One and the drivers.