We have had advance access to Series 5, which tells the story of F1 entering a brave new era with massively revised technical regulations and the shake-up that resulted. Prepare to relive the early-season title battle between Ferrari and Red Bull with behind-the-scenes insight into the dispirited Mercedes team, struggling with its radical design… And then watch Ferrari’s championship challenge unravel.
There’s plenty of previously-unseen footage from the turbulent driver market too, as Mick Schumacher lost the confidence of Haas and Oscar Piastri found himself at the centre of a tug-of-war between McLaren and Alpine, as well as a focus on Red Bull’s cost cap breach.
All the action on and off-track is captured by the series’s now signature cinematic camera shots, over the top sound effects and candid interviews with motor sport’s biggest stars, with Max Verstappen returning after a boycott last year.
When is Drive to Survive Season 5 released? What time?
Drive to Survive Season 5 will come out on Friday 24 February, with all the episodes likely to be available just after 8am.
The series will drop in the middle of F1’s preseason test in Bahrain so fans will be able to switch between the live coverage from Sakhir and the the world championship’s latest Netflix portrayal.
How is Drive to Survive made?
Giving viewers the immersive feel of being at the centre of the action, Netflix crews have typically been embedded within the teams, both adhering to Covid rules in previous seasons but also making them as least disruptive as possible to each squad’s work processes.
Teams and DtS production company Box to Box Films plan out for which races camera crews will be embedded within the team and even discuss what storylines they are likely to follow, so as to streamline the whole process.
Teams then get first viewing on material which involves them, in case they might want to seriously oppose any of it being used.