Your guide to all the latest Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4 release date speculation and news.
Published: Friday, 14th January 2022 at 1:01 pm
The fourth season of Formula 1: Drive to Survive is almost upon us!
After the wild conclusion to the 2021 F1 season, which saw Max Verstappen take the title in what was arguably the most dramatic last lap in the history of the sport, it’s hardly surprising that fans have been clamouring for the latest edition of the Netflix series.
Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton was pipped at the post following a controversial safety car incident, but the result stands and now we wait for all the juicy paddock footage to emerge.
Formula 1: Drive to Survive launched on Netflix in March 2018 and boosted the popularity of the sport around the globe.
Three seasons of the hit docuseries have drawn the solid die-hards as well as a fresh breed of casual fans into the fold, who’ve been left swooning over stars such as Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
So, when will we get a chance to look back on the previous campaign and savour every twist, turn, slam and scorching run in Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4?
Read on for everything you need to know about Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4 release date rumours.
Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4 release date speculation
CONFIRMED: Formula 1: Drive to Survive will return for a fourth season on Netflix in 2022.
It was confirmed at the end of August by Netflix and Formula 1 alike that the fourth season was being filmed throughout the 2021 season and will be released on the streaming giant.
The Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4 release date has been officially announced to be in 2022, but Netflix and F1 have stopped short of confirming a specific date.
Previous release dates for the first three seasons were:
- Season one – 8th March 2019
- Season two – 28th February 2020
- Season three – 19th March 2021
Season one was launched one week prior to the season opener in Australia, season two was released two weeks in advance, and the third season was set to launch in conjunction with the opening weekend of the season in Melbourne, but the Australian Grand Prix was postponed. Netflix kept their release date and the series launched on the 19th as planned.
The provisional 2022 calendar has been unveiled with the opening Grand Prix in Bahrain falling on the 20th March.
Expect Netflix to launch the doc on the previous weekend or that one, so we are expecting a March 2022 release date.
Is there a trailer for Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4?
It’s way too early for a Formula 1: Drive to Survive season four trailer but you can pretty much imagine it in your head by running through the various Hamilton-Verstappen entanglements with a thudding soundtrack.
We’ll keep you posted as soon as a trailer is launched by Netflix and Formula 1, so stay tuned!
Will Max Verstappen be in Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4?
Unfortunately, Verstappen has revealed he won’t be taking part in Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4.
Explaining why he won’t feature in the fourth season, he said that he didn’t “like being a part of it”, according to the Associated Press, adding: “I understand that it needs to be done to boost the popularity in America. But from my side as a driver, I don’t like being part of it.”
He continued: “They faked a few rivalries which they don’t really exist. So I decided to not be a part of it and did not give any more interviews after that because then there is nothing you can show.
“I am not really a dramatic show kind of person, I just want facts and real things to happen.”
Formula 1: Drive to Survive seasons 1 to 3 are available now on Netflix.
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