Overview
- Netflix and Box to Box confirmed the renewal on Monday, August 24, with executive producers James Gay‑Rees and Paul Martin saying the team will "go deeper than ever" into the sport.
- Season 9 will document the ongoing 2026 Formula 1 championship, with filming already under way and post‑production planned later this year; no official release date has been set.
- The production will follow the same large‑scale model used on prior seasons, with crews at race weekends, thousands of hours of footage and intensive editing after capture.
- The announcement rekindled criticism of the series' editorial style after a promotional image omitted Max Verstappen and long‑running complaints that selective editing can manufacture drama.
- Since 2019 Drive to Survive has been credited with widening F1’s audience and commercial reach — notably stronger U.S. viewership and rising revenues — and its format has been copied across other sports.