{"id":504817,"date":"2026-02-26T07:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/504817\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T07:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:21:11","slug":"where-to-watch-formula-1-drive-to-survive-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/504817\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to watch Formula 1: Drive to Survive in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formula 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/newwidea.com.au\/entertainment\/how-to-watch-f1-in-australia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drive to Survive <\/a>gives car racing fanatics a rare look behind the wheel, and its back for its eighth series!<\/p>\n<p>The smash hit series gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the cutthroat business of Formula 1 racing, both on and off the track.<\/p>\n<p>It follows major names from drivers, managers and team owners as they navigate life in the fast lane.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll on to find out when the 2026 series will air and where you can watch it in Australia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wp-header-2026-02-26t153951.035-699fcea66e2af.png\" alt=\"Lando Norris Drive to Survive \" class=\"wp-image-1351652\"  \/>Drive to Survive is back for an eighth season. (Credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>Is there a season 8 of F1: Drive to Survive?<\/p>\n<p>Yes! The eighth series will take viewers into the 2025 Formula 1 campaign and will be released just days before the 2026 series begins.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Drivers\u2019 Championship battle saw Oscar Piastri emerge as an early favourite before Max Verstappen threw himself into the fight.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was Lando Norris who ultimately lifted the trophy, and Drive to Survive will show you exactly how he got there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOffering unprecedented access, this new season will once again take fans behind the scenes, to witness first-hand how the drivers and teams prepare to battle it out for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 World Championship,\u201d a description of the show reveals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wp-header-2026-02-26t153936.078-699fcea7cd618.png\" alt=\"Drive To survive Formula 1\" class=\"wp-image-1351653\"  \/>The show gives fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse into car racing. (Credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>What time does F1 Drive to Survive come out?<\/p>\n<p>The wait is finally over, as Drive to Survive will land on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix <\/a>on February 27.<\/p>\n<p>The eighth series is expected to premiere at around 7pm AEDT exclusively on the streaming platform, with a subscription.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newidea.com.au\/author\/kate-dennett\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kate-headshot-3-68b68586c054d-scaled.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-128 photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"kate dennett\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newidea.com.au\/author\/kate-dennett\/\" class=\"c-block-author__name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKate Dennett\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Content Producer\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-block-author__bio\">Kate\u00a0is the Senior Content Producer for New Idea, where she is responsible for writing online content across entertainment and TV.\u00a0Kate\u00a0has more than six years\u2019 experience writing for global news platforms, having previously worked at the Daily Mail, first as a Trainee Reporter before being promoted to Senior Showbiz Reporter. After specialising in TV and entertainment reporting,\u00a0Kate\u00a0worked in the Daily Mail\u2019s Sydney offices for a year, where she fostered a passion for Australian media.\u00a0Kate\u00a0briefly moved back to London before returning to Sydney, where she joined Are Media.\u00a0Kate\u00a0enjoys writing about celebrities, reality TV, film, music, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Sign Up to the Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-darker-color has-text-color has-t-body-md-font-size\">Sign up to receive the New Idea newsletter and offers we choose to share with you straight to your inbox\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-label--xs has-dark-color has-text-color\">Disclaimer: By joining, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aremedia.com.au\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Privacy Policy<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aremedia.com.au\/terms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Terms of Use<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Formula 1: Drive to Survive gives car racing fanatics a rare look behind the wheel, and its back&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-504817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}