With simply over a month to go earlier than the eighth season of the favored Drive to Survive is launched, we’re looking at all the things we all know to date concerning the Components 1 docuseries.
The launch of the collection has been instrumental in a growth within the reputation of the championship in the USA, and likewise amongst a youthful viewers. Whereas it has drawn some criticism through the years for dramatising some conditions with intelligent enhancing, the affect of the present can’t be dismissed.
Here’s what we all know to date about season 8 of Drive to Survive.
Drive to Survive season 8 launch date
Netflix’s Drive to Survive season 8 shall be launched on 27 February 2026.
The right way to watch Drive to Survive season 8
Drive to Survive season 8 shall be launched solely on Netflix, and so shall be out there to observe for subscribers of the streaming service.
Netflix has quite a lot of subscription packages, which vary from £5.99 per 30 days for 1080p decision with adverts, £12.99 per 30 days for 1080p decision with out adverts and £18.99 per 30 days for 4K decision and no adverts on the time of writing.
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What number of episodes will there be in Drive to Survive season 8?
Whereas the variety of episodes for season 8 of Drive to Survive haven’t been confirmed but, the earlier seven seasons of the present have comprised 10 episodes.
Drive to Survive season 8: Potential plot factors
Netflix tends to disclose the episode names nearer to the time of the discharge (27 February), which can give a greater indication of what the eighth season will cowl. Nevertheless, trying again on the 2025 season, these are among the greatest moments that can possible be coated.
McLaren’s intra-team battle
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri battled it out for his or her first championship victories in 2025. Whereas Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen had a late-season surge in efficiency, it was largely the 2 McLaren drivers preventing for race wins week in, week out. The ‘papaya guidelines’ are absolutely going to grow to be a speaking level on the present, equally to how they got here below scrutiny within the media and with the general public.
Christian Horner’s Purple Bull exit
Christian Horner was changed as Purple Bull Racing CEO and staff principal on 9 July 2025 by Racing Bulls staff principal Laurent Mekies. Having served within the function since 2005, and amid drama lately surrounding him, that is possible going to function within the collection.
Lando Norris’ maiden drivers’ championship
British driver Lando Norris claimed his first drivers’ championship title in 2025. The battle went right down to the wire on the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the place a third-place end was sufficient to safe the title with two factors over Max Verstappen, who gained the race and completed second within the championship.Â
Lando Norris, McLaren
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Lewis Hamilton’s first yr at Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton joined Ferrari forward of the 2025 season. All year long, he labored to adapt to the Maranello outfit however struggled greater than anticipated. Whereas he clinched a dash race win in China, he failed to face on the rostrum for a grand prix.
Nico Hulkenberg’s maiden F1 podium
Nico Hulkenberg secured his first F1 podium end on the 2025 British Grand Prix after 239 race begins with out one. After ranging from nineteenth on the grid, the German driver battled towards the moist climate to assert his first podium end.
Max Verstappen’s 2025 comeback
After battling with automobile points within the first half of the 2025 season, Verstappen discovered a late surge in efficiency following the summer time break. He dramatically closed the hole to championship leaders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and finally completed second within the championship after overtaking Piastri.Â
Whereas the Dutchman had dominated for almost all of the bottom impact period, he discovered himself pinned because the underdog in 2025.
Purple Bull’s second driver
After changing Sergio Perez at Purple Bull in 2025, Liam Lawson discovered himself changed within the seat after simply two race weekends. Yuki Tsunoda stepped in alongside Verstappen forward of his house race on the Japanese Grand Prix.
Whereas the Japanese driver remained within the seat till the top of the season, Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar has been signed for 2026 and Tsunoda has moved to a reserve driver function.
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