Another eagerly anticipated season of Drive to Survive has arrived on Netflix ahead of the 2026 F1 campaign. But how much do you know about what’s involved in the filming, production and editing process? With help from Box To Box, who produce the show, F1.com takes you through some of the standout figures…
6
The Drive to Survive crew shoot at Grands Prix with up to six main cameras. Additional rig cameras are also used around the paddock – for example, GoPros being placed along the pit wall. In some shoots away from the track, they will use drones and helicopters.
20
In terms of sound, up to 20 radio mics are used each weekend, along with camera sound and boom mics to capture more candid moments.
24
Crews attend every Grand Prix on the F1 calendar – meaning 24 trips in 2025. The size of the team varies from four to 16+, depending on the race.
35
From drivers to team bosses and other F1 personalities, more than 35 people were interviewed for Drive to Survive over the course of Season 8.
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A group of 25 editors work on crafting the narratives, supported by a team of nine edit producers and five assistant editors.
78
With Season 8 adding another eight episodes to the library, a total of 78 Drive to Survive episodes are now available to watch on Netflix.
83
Overall, 83 shoots were carried out by the team across 2025. For the F1 75 Live arrival shoot in Episode 1, air-to-air, boat-to-boat, and various other crews were capturing footage around London at the same time.
100+
Box To Box are also given access to the various F1 race feeds – including 24+ track cameras, up to 80 onboard cameras, plus helicopter and RF roaming cameras. These get delivered by F1 a few days after each Grand Prix.
160
More than 160 people work on each season of Drive to Survive when the production, edit, post-production and delivery teams are grouped.
190
The series is available in more than 190 countries – and is translated into more than 50 languages.
1,200
Edits start in the summer and run until late January, with delivery to Netflix typically required by mid-February. More than 1,200 days of editing were recorded across Season 8.
1,500
That number is beaten when it comes to hours of footage captured each year – with Season 8’s total standing at almost 1,500.
The new season of Drive to Survive is available to watch on Netflix from February 27, one week ahead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 6-8. Click here to view every episode today.
