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Appearance date, episode manual and what is to be expected

Netflix Formula 1: driving to survive Returned for the seventh season and again offers fans of sport a more targeted objective in a dramatic season 2024. With unprecedented access to the paddocks, the garages and some of the greatest personalities of the sport, the series continues its successful reporting on what is often considered the highlight of motorsport.

In this article we set off everything you need to know about the 7th season, from publication data to stories that could shape this upcoming season.

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Publication date

Survive Season 7 premieres worldwide on Netflix on Friday, March 7, 2025. So far, each of the six seasons of the series has consisted of ten episodes, each of which was available from the publication date. The seventh season will consist of ten episodes, but although it has not been confirmed, it will probably follow the same pattern, which means that episodes are available to the publication date immediately.

This publication date takes place in the start of the season – the Australian Grand Prix and its supportive exercise sessions from March 14th – a week ahead of a week, which gives fans enough time to wet their appetite before the 2025 campaign begins.

As usual, the series is accessible in all regions in which Netflix works, including the United States, Great Britain, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

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Streaming requirements

  • A Netflix subscription is required, with the plans from £ 5.99 ($ ​​7.99)/month for ad assed access as well as standard and premium subscriptions from £ 12.99 ($ ​​17.99)/month or 18.99 GBP (24.99 USD)/month.
  • The series can be streamed via the Netflix app or webar on smart phones, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and web browsers.

Drive to season 7

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Season 7 followers

Tudum, Netflix's own blog, has released the episode leader for season 7, and there is no surprise to see that the greatest news of the year begins.

Lewis Hamilton's last year with Mercedes was worked out in the first episode and aptly referred to “Business as Usual”, although the explanation from the streaming service teases an overlap with the allegations that surrounded most of the Red Bull team, Christian Horner, for most of 2024.

The second episode “Frenemies” examines the rivalry between McLaren's Lando Norris and the reigning Champion Max Verstappen when the earlier chance of winning a championship victory. The third episode “Expand for number 1” continues the story of Hamilton, since Mercedes and Toto Wolff want to fill the seat for 2025 at the time.

The episodes four and five, “Carlos Signs” and “Le Curse of Leclerc”, concentrate on the Ferrari drivers, while Carlos Sainz tries to confirm his place in the grid outside of Scuderia after being replaced by the seven-time world champion. Afterwards we do not surprisingly join Charles Leclerc in Monaco when he wants to break his notorious curse at his home race.

Episode Six “Wheels of Fortune” examines the controversial “Papaya rules”, the McLaren season, in episode seven, “plagued” in the heat of the night, looks back at the traditionally brutal Grand Prix in Singapore.

Sergio Perez receives his own farewell in episode eight “Ellbows Out” because the series expresses its focus on its possible replacement. Similarly, the penultimate episode “Under New Management” brings back the fan favorite Guenther Steiner, who was replaced by Ayao Komatsu as Haas team boss.

The tenth and last episode “End Game” focuses on Abu Dhabi and the struggle of the intensive constructors.

Effects on the popularity of Formula 1

Survive Revolutionized the global reach of the F1 when she debuted in 2019 and could not have happened at a better time.

Sport had declined since 2008, with the audience almost consistent for the season. Google Trends draws a similar story, the lowest interest in which was observed outside of the 2019 and 2020 season. This corresponds to the break-in of overhaul fans in the 2017-2019 seasons. In fact, the lowest overhight elections have been seen in 2017 for over a decade.

There are many reasons why sport decreased this popularity, but what is clear is the sudden growth he had when Netflix's series won dynamics. According to SportsPro, only 14% of the F1 viewers were over 25 years old in 2019. After the publication of SurviveThis trend was reversed, with the average age of the viewer from 44 to 32.

The series did something amazing – it has the sport human to not only market the race, but also the personalities in the cockpits and in front of the computer screens. And since Liberty Media took over the sport in 2017 and aimed at the US market, this opened the F1 to a completely new group of social media, which only further strengthened its reach.

According to ESPN, the average number of spectators per race increased from 547,000 in 2018 to 928,000 in 2021.

In 2024, the annual turnover of sport rose to 3.65 billion US dollars in the fourth year. The global TV viewing company has now also grown at 1.6 billion and the important social media after 97 million.

There are many variables that are responsible for this increase in popularity, but Survival trip has There was undoubtedly a big factor.

A must for F1 enthusiasts

Survive Season 7 promises to explore one of the largest seasons that we have had in the modern floor effect era so far. It has proven to be a major consideration for fans of sport, but as always, they take everything they see with a pinch of salt.

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Alex Harrington

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