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02/26 16:22 CST Latest season of 'Drive to Survive' will be available on Apple
TV as well as Netflix in the US
Latest season of 'Drive to Survive' will be available on Apple TV as well as
Netflix in the US
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- The latest season of "Drive to Survive" will also be
available to U.S. viewers on Apple TV as part of a collaboration with Netflix.
The eighth season of the popular Formula 1 series launches Friday. "Drive to
Survive" has been credited with helping to increase the popularity of the
global motorsports series.
The show will recap the 2025 season, which included the firing of Christian
Horner as Red Bull's team principal, Lewis Hamilton's first year at Ferrari and
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri vying for the championship.
Norris won his first F1 title by two points over Max Verstappen.
Apple TV has a new five-year deal as F1's U.S. broadcast partner. The season
begins with next week's Australian Grand Prix.
Netflix will also carry Apple TV's feed of the Canadian Grand Prix for U.S.
viewers from May 22-24.
"I've known (Netflix co-CEO) Ted (Sarandos) for a long time. We've worked
together before and we had this idea," Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president
of services, said Thursday during a briefing about Apple's coverage plans.
"Netflix has done an amazing job with ?Drive to Survive' and we thought it
would be great if we could offer it to our customers and at the same time we'd
like Netflix customers that have been watching ?Drive to Survive' to be able to
see a race on Netflix, and that's what we're doing with the Canadian Grand
Prix."
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