Netflix, Drive to Survive, and the New Cult of F1 Fandom

In 2019 the French Formula One driver Esteban Ocon found himself locked out of the competition. The year before, the Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll had bought Ocon’s team, rebranded it, and dropped Ocon as one of the organization’s two drivers in favor of his son, Lance. The world of F1 is small, with only 20 drivers competing for 10 teams each season. Ocon wouldn’t be one of them. Then his star began to rise. Ocon had featured prominently in the first season of the Netflix documentary series Drive to Survive, which began filming in 2018. The show offers fans a… Read Full Article