Box to Box filmed behind-the-scenes footage throughout the 2021 Formula One season, which saw Verstappen and Hamilton battle for the crown.
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The fourth season of Netflix’s Formula 1 documentary Drive to Survive will premiere on March 11, according to the show’s official website. The latest season will consist of ten episodes, as was the case for the previous three seasons. Box to Box filmed behind-the-scenes footage throughout the 2021 Formula One season, which saw Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battle for the championship for the first time since the series began.
Verstappen, who won the championship in a contentious finish to the season in Abu Dhabi, said last year that he would not work with the producers of Drive to Survive. The Red Bull driver claimed that the show’s producers “faked a few rivalries that don’t really exist” and that they had not given them any interviews. Box to Box has the rights to use footage filmed by Formula 1 Management during race weekends, so Verstappen is expected to appear in the series. The new series of Drive to Survive, according to F1, will explore fierce team rivalries, unexpected podiums, and the intense title battle between Mercedes and Red Bull as the pressure mounts both on and off the track.
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The final race of what was a dramatic season ended in the most dramatic way possible. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won his first ever world title after a safety car right at the end of the race saw him and Lewis Hamilton race wheel to wheel on the last lap. Hamilton led for the majority of the race but Williams driver Nicholas Latifi crashed during lap 54 of 58. It resulted in a safety car that was on track till lap 57. When the green flags were finally waved, the title protagonists raced wheel to wheel and the Dutchman ended up gaining the advantage. Hamilton tried his absolute best to win the position back but it was Verstappen’s defence in the end that won him his maiden title. Mercedes, however, bagged the constructor’s championship for the eighth season in a row while Sebastian Vettel finished the season with the most overtakes.
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Verstappen did start the race on pole but Hamilton got a better start when the five lights went out. However, on the very first lap, it seemed like the Dutchman would pass Hamilton, but the latter strayed off track to keep his advantage. The FIA ruled that no investigation would be necessary as they felt that Verstappen had left no space for Hamilton. Race director Michael Masi confirmed later on that Hamilton was asked to reduce his speed and reduce some of the advantage he might have gained.
