Netflix Drive to Survive: behind the scenes
The latest season of Drive To Survive is another fascinating look inside Formula 1. How is the show planned, filmed and edited? How do the producers decide what stories to tell? What does the future hold for the series?
To find out, Christian and Katie speak to Drive to Survive's award-winning Executive Producer, James Gay-Rees of Box To Box Films.
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Learn more about F1 with our previous episodes:LIVE in Miami with Guenther Steiner and F1 Explains listenersCar setup with Fernando Alonso + Aston MartinSuits, boots + underwear: what F1 drivers wear - with PUMAThe job of an F1 Team Principal - with Aston Martin's Mike KrackWhy F1 teammates are friends + foes - with Valtteri Bottas + Zhou GuanyuHow Formula 2 + Formula 3 prepare drivers for F1 - with Oscar PiastriF1 Academy - with Susie Wolff + Lia BlockThe F1 race start - with Mick Schumacher + strategist Bernie CollinsBehind the scenes on Drive to Survive - with Exec Producer James Gay-ReesWhy F1 pre-season testing matters - with Mercedes, McLaren + AlpineHow F1 teams build their new cars - with Aston Martin Technical Director Dan Fallows
2023What we learned in 2023 - the best bits of series 1Why you need to see F1 liveRacing lines, driver drinks + 'number 1 drivers'LIVE at the US Grand Prix - with F1 Explains listeners + David CoulthardThe incredible logistics of F1 - with DHL + Alfa RomeoHow F1 racetracks are designed - with the masterminds behind MiamiHow car liveries are created - with Alfa Romeo + McLarenThe mental pressure of F1 - with David CoulthardSteering wheels - how they're designed + what the buttons doDRS - how F1's overtaking aid works and why it mattersTyres - an engineer, a driver and a designer explains why they matterThe 2024 F1 calendar - why it helps make F1 more sustainableWind Tunnels - the top secret tools where cars are createdRace engineers - the voices on F1 Team Radio, with Zhou GuanyuPit stops - how to do them perfectlySimulators with Aston Martin's Stoffel VandoorneRacing in the rain with Mika Hakkinen + Haas race engineer Mark SladeStreet circuits with Mika Hakkinen + Bernie CollinsF1 driver fitness with Alexander Rossi + Sebastian Vettel's former trainerF1 in the USA - why the US has 3 races in 2023F1 Sprint weekends with Haas driver Kevin MagnussenMore Official F1 PodcastsFor in-depth interviews with F1's biggest names, listen to F1 Beyond The Grid For race previews and reviews, head over to F1 Nation
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Your questions about Formula 1, answered by the experts. Katie Osborne and Christian Hewgill explain F1 with drivers, engineers and more of the amazing people behind-the-scenes.
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