Drive to Survive Season 5: Netflix release date, preview and updates
There are just days to go until the release date of Formula 1 Drive to Survive Season 5. Here’s the latest news on the new Netflix series, including what’s in it
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Backmarker battles can provide just as much F1 entertainment as the fights at the front, so why don’t the drivers get championship points? Here’s how a new system could reward the top 18 finishers — and give a more accurate ranking
A discreet new cooling duct on Ferrari’s 2023 F1 car could shift turbulent air up and away from the sidepods and floor. It’s one of the clever innovations spotted by Kyle Forster on the team’s new SF23 title challenger
Alpine finished last year as best of the rest in F1, but can’t rest on its laurels as it aims to fight for podiums by 2024. “We’ve got to develop at a higher rate than every other team,” says boss Otmar Szafnauer
Dates, times and locations for pre-season testing ahead of the 2023 F1 season, as well as details on where to watch and what may be in store
Dave Price, who has died at the age of 75, played a key role in the careers of drivers including Nigel Mansell and Martin Brundle, with his racing team that everybody wanted to join. Brundle recalls the legendary manager with Mark Hughes
After a dejecting slump in 2022, the seven-time world champion believes the time is right for Mercedes-AMG to strike back in the title race
In an age of heavily censored online launch events, Ferrari made a bold statement by actually running its new F1 challenger in front of a crowd of roaring tifosi
There are parallels to be made between Mika Hakkinen’s wait for a title-challenging McLaren and Lando Norris’s current situation, as Adam Cooper explains
There are just days to go until the release date of Formula 1 Drive to Survive Season 5. Here’s the latest news on the new Netflix series, including what’s in it
Backmarker battles can provide just as much F1 entertainment as the fights at the front, so why don’t the drivers get championship points? Here’s how a new system could reward the top 18 finishers — and give a more accurate ranking
A discreet new cooling duct on Ferrari’s 2023 F1 car could shift turbulent air up and away from the sidepods and floor. It’s one of the clever innovations spotted by Kyle Forster on the team’s new SF23 title challenger
Alpine finished last year as best of the rest in F1, but can’t rest on its laurels as it aims to fight for podiums by 2024. “We’ve got to develop at a higher rate than every other team,” says boss Otmar Szafnauer
Dates, times and locations for pre-season testing ahead of the 2023 F1 season, as well as details on where to watch and what may be in store
Dave Price, who has died at the age of 75, played a key role in the careers of drivers including Nigel Mansell and Martin Brundle, with his racing team that everybody wanted to join. Brundle recalls the legendary manager with Mark Hughes
After a dejecting slump in 2022, the seven-time world champion believes the time is right for Mercedes-AMG to strike back in the title race
In an age of heavily censored online launch events, Ferrari made a bold statement by actually running its new F1 challenger in front of a crowd of roaring tifosi
There are parallels to be made between Mika Hakkinen’s wait for a title-challenging McLaren and Lando Norris’s current situation, as Adam Cooper explains
Lando Norris responded bluntly to George Russell’s complaints of struggling to adapt to this year’s Mercedes F1 car. It exposed more than just their different driving styles, says Mark Hughes; it shows where their heads are at
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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Six months into Formula 1’s biggest regulation reset in a generation, the new rules have delivered genuine wins and real problems in almost equal measure
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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