Good news for Formula 1 fans!
Buoyed by record audiences for the final season of its Formula 1 series 'Drive to Survive' launched in March, streaming giant Netflix and World Championship promoter Formula One have announced they will extend the adventure for a fifth and a sixth season.
“The series has grown in popularity over time, season 4 has reached the largest audience to date, entering the weekly Top 10 in 56 countries” explained the two organizations in a joint press release.
Here's to another two years 😍
Formula 1: Drive To Survive is renewed for Season 5 and 6!#F1 @netflix pic.twitter.com/IkWF4EWQ0L
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 5, 2022
Since the 2018 season, Netflix, known for not disclosing its audiences, has been filming behind the scenes of the premier category of motorsport.
In the last season, the documentary series notably followed the intense fight for the title between the Briton Lewis Hamilton and the Dutchman Verstappen.
The latter, however, refused the interviews to Netflix, believing that the series was mounting false rivalries.
The reigning world champion is not the only one to criticize the series since his teammate at Red Bull, Sergio Pérez, believes that the last season "probably went too far" in the dramatization of F1.
“I really thought they had the best season in Formula 1 and I feel like they probably missed some of the history in the way they presented it,” the Mexican reacted to the site. American ESPN.
A few days before inaugurating the brand new and gleaming Miami circuit, Lewis Hamilton was delighted to see that Formula 1 was becoming more and more popular in the United States.
A notoriety with the public which would be the consequence of the success of the documentary on Netflix.
“This show, especially during the pandemic, has brought huge awareness and now Formula 1 is booming (
in the United States
),” said the seven-time world champion.