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Netflix helped bring F1 to new heights. Now the sport is poised to return the favor
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Netflix helped bring F1 to new heights. Now the sport is poised to return the favor

LA Times  

Replicas of vintage F1 cars driven by Ayrton Senna and his rivals are just one product of the sport’s close relationship with Netflix in “Senna.” A few seasons into the run of Netflix’s Formula 1 docuseries “Drive to Survive,” the racing league’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, presented the platform with a deck containing evidence of “the Netflix …

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There’s an ongoing battle happening at the highest level of motor sports
5 months, 1 week ago

There’s an ongoing battle happening at the highest level of motor sports

NPR  

There’s an ongoing battle happening at the highest level of motor sports Former race car driver and legendary team owner Michael Andretti wants to join the prestigious Formula 1 series. QUINN KLINEFELTER, BYLINE: Mario Andretti has been a winner in almost every type of racing, including Formula One, something he talked about at a news conference a few months ago …

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All-access NHL show is coming from the makers of ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

All-access NHL show is coming from the makers of ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’

Associated Press  

The NHL is getting the “Drive to Survive” treatment, with a hockey series from the makers of the popular Formula 1 show coming to Prime Video in the fall. I think everybody has seen the effects that ‘Drive to Survive’ had on Formula 1 racing, ‘Full Swing’ has done a lot for golf, and obviously the storytelling that’s involved is …

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Netflix, SEC closing in on deal for ‘Drive to Survive’-style football series: Sources
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Netflix, SEC closing in on deal for ‘Drive to Survive’-style football series: Sources

New York Times  

Netflix is closing in on a deal with the SEC to give it the immersive documentary treatment that the streaming service has further popularized with its Formula 1 “Drive to Survive” and the PGA Tour’s “Full Swing,” executives briefed on the discussions told The Athletic on Thursday. “Despite what sources like to say, nothing’s done until it’s done.” The SEC’s …

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Netflix is getting into live sports with Formula 1, but is it just a publicity stunt?
1 year, 6 months ago

Netflix is getting into live sports with Formula 1, but is it just a publicity stunt?

LA Times  

As Netflix built its giant library of content over the years, it invested heavily in original TV dramas, reality shows, big-budget movies and mobile games. The company is exploring a celebrity golf match in Las Vegas that would include Formula One drivers and professional golfers featured in Netflix sports documentary series “Drive to Survive” and “Full Swing.” Netflix and Vox …

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Long Beach Grand Prix to provide drama for ‘100 Days to Indy’ docuseries
1 year, 8 months ago

Long Beach Grand Prix to provide drama for ‘100 Days to Indy’ docuseries

LA Times  

Maybe the surprise is that nobody did it sooner. “100 Days to Indy,” a six-episode series on IndyCar racing directed by Patrick Dimon that will premiere April 27 on the CW Network, include footage focused on Sunday’s Grand Prix of Long Beach, and culminate with the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28. “There is this marquee event …

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Netflix F1 Show 'Drive to Survive' Faces Backlash Over Tobacco Advertising
1 year, 9 months ago

Netflix F1 Show 'Drive to Survive' Faces Backlash Over Tobacco Advertising

News 18  

Netflix’s popular Formula One show is providing tobacco giants with a fast and effective marketing vehicle to swerve past bans on advertising their product, industry monitors said Wednesday. In a fresh report, F1 industry monitor Formula Money and tobacco industry watchdog STOP charged that in just the fourth season of “Drive to Survive”, “a total of 1.1 billion minutes of …

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2023 is the year America takes over Formula One
1 year, 10 months ago

2023 is the year America takes over Formula One

New York Times  

For decades, the United States was the market that Formula One, try as it might, simply could not break into. “We saw that opportunity to really open up F1 to the world, to a younger demographic, to a more American audience,” said Renee Wilm, Liberty Media’s chief legal officer and CEO of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. GO DEEPER Luke …

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‘Break Point,’ Netflix’s ‘Drive’ for tennis, debuts Jan. 13
2 years ago

‘Break Point,’ Netflix’s ‘Drive’ for tennis, debuts Jan. 13

Associated Press  

A Netflix docuseries about professional tennis called “Break Point” — think of it as that sport’s answer to the popular “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” — will debut on Jan. 13, three days before the start of the 2023 Grand Slam season at the Australian Open. “You obviously want to keep the core audience happy — the tennis enthusiasts — …

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Fast money: Formula One 'injects nearly $1BILLION into the US economy with races in Austin, Miami'
2 years, 2 months ago

Fast money: Formula One 'injects nearly $1BILLION into the US economy with races in Austin, Miami'

Daily Mail  

In 2022, F1 had a roughly $1 billion impact on the US economy, and that figure is expected to grow in 2023 Formula One has two US races on its schedule with another launching in Las Vegas next year Ticket prices for Sunday's race skyrocketed as three-day passes and qualifying tickets sold out entirely The US Grand Prix will be …

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Max Verstappen hits out at Netflix for ‘ruining his mind’ with Drive to Survive
2 years, 9 months ago

Max Verstappen hits out at Netflix for ‘ruining his mind’ with Drive to Survive

The Independent  

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Formula One for dummies: What to know after binging Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’
3 years, 7 months ago

Formula One for dummies: What to know after binging Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’

New York Times  

If you are not familiar with Netflix’s Formula One-based docuseries “Drive to Survive,” here is a common tale: Maybe it starts when someone recommends it to you. Getting an opportunity to see inside the complicated dynamics between Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas — and Bottas’ absurdly good scheming during the 2020 Russian Grand Prix — really demonstrates how …

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