Hold F1 race weekends alive in 2025 with these streaming suggestions

The 2024 Components 1 season might have come to a detailed, leaving followers jonesing for something to satiate their racing repair. Fortunately, all through the game’s 75-year historical past, passionate followers who occur to be within the filmmaking enterprise have taken to telling these speed-driven tales via quite a few films, documentaries, docuseries, even YouTube content material creators — making a deep again catalog of racing and F1-related content material.  All of it, mainly obtainable at your fingertips.

Whether or not you’re ready out the previous few additional days away from the workplace into the brand new 12 months, or simply want extra F1 content material to look at earlier than the season lastly will get underway, right here’s just a few issues so as to add to your watchlist.

Movies

Rush (2013) – Fictionalized movies in regards to the higher echelon racing sequence have been few and much between, however that could possibly be altering with the rise within the recognition of the game. Nonetheless, when you haven’t already seen Rush, this needs to be close to or on the prime of your viewing checklist. Maybe probably the most high-profile F1 films in current reminiscence, the Ron-Howard-directed thrill trip follows the legendary rivalry between Niki Lauda (brilliantly performed by Daniel Bruhl) and James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) in the course of the Seventies. Two vastly differing personalities, who share an equally burning want to win, this dramatized model of occasions sees the duo rising via the ranks, earlier than specializing in Hunt’s 1976 championship-winning season and Lauda’s exceptional comeback following his life-altering crash in Germany.

The critically lauded, BAFTA award-winning film is at the moment obtainable to hire or purchase through Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango, and YouTube.

Grand Prix (1966) – A really exceptional technological and cinematic achievement for its time, Grand Prix takes followers contained in the cockpit of an F1 automobile in wonderful widescreen. Director John Frankenheimer blended fiction with actuality, opting to make use of precise race footage whereas casting quite a few F1 stars reminiscent of Graham Hill, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Jim Clark to carry out alongside the period’s most notable actors like James Garner and Eva Marie Saint.

Starting on the streets of Monte Carlo and ending in Italy, the film paperwork its personal tackle the 1966 season. Make a journey again in time with this triple-Oscar winner on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango, or YouTube. 

Documentaries

Senna (2010) – Whereas F1 fictional movies are reasonably small in numbers, documentaries on the sequence and its expertise are fairly plentiful. However one stands above the remainder as a must-see. Launched to large crucial acclaim, the 2010 documentary follows  the lifetime of three-time world champion Ayrton Senna earlier than his premature dying at Imola in 1994. The movie spends almost two hours charting his stand up the ranks, his fierce rivalry with Alain Prost, and private life away from the insanity that’s and was F1. 

Presently obtainable to look at on Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video. 

1: Life on the Restrict (2013) – Racing is an immensely harmful sport, and it could be much more harmful immediately had it not been for the drivers and tragic occasions that pushed for modifications.  Life on the Restrict focuses on the protection enhancements made all through F1’s historical past and contains interviews with a number of the greatest names within the sport’s historical past, from Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, to Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda.

 Discover it on Amazon Prime Video or for digital buy on some streaming platforms.

Schumacher (2021) – It’s been over a decade since Michael Schumacher’s fateful accident that has stored the F1 nice out of the general public eye. This documentary takes followers for a sneak peek at his life, past his public persona  that includes unique insights from his closest household, together with F1 stars reminiscent of Mika Hakkinen, Damon Hill, and Ross Brawn. 

You’ll be able to watch the story of the seven-time world champion and the game’s greatest icon on Netflix. 

Different worthwhile docs to take a look at when you’re in search of extra: Hammond Meets Moss (2010), Williams (2017), McLaren (2017), and The Grid (1981).

Docuseries

Components 1: Drive To Survive  (2019-present) – Drive To Survive (DTS) has been pivotal within the quickly accelerating progress of the game and the notoriety of its personalities worldwide, coined the ‘Netflix phenomenon.’ This docuseries is crammed to the brim with unique behind-the-scenes content material and gives an interesting perception into what life is like for F1’s stars each within the cockpit and away from the pit wall.

Brawn: The Not possible Components 1 Story (2024) – Narrated by none aside from actor Keanu Reeves, The Not possible Components 1 Story delves deep into the inconceivable success of the 2009 Brawn GP workforce. Rescued from the ashes of the defunct Honda F1 by former Ferrari boss Ross Brawn and powered by a misfit Mercedes engine, the underfunded underdogs went on an unimaginable run throughout their solely season on the grid, to win the 2009 World Drivers’ Championship.Meticulously recounted by the likes of Brawn, Jenson Button, and Rubens Barrichello, this exceptional story reminisces probably the most memorable seasons within the sport’s historical past, whereas additionally serving to introduce newcomers to F1. The entire sequence is accessible on Hulu.

Max Verstappen: Anatomy of a Champion (2023) – One large factor, or reasonably driver character, considerably amiss via the 5 seasons of DTS (talked about above) is Max Verstappen. The four-time world champion attracts a whole lot of consideration due to his actions on the grid, however in terms of being in entrance of the digicam, he’s reasonably mum, or simply avoids them altogether. However, starting in 2017, director Nick Hoedeman constructed a particular relationship with Verstappen that allowed him not solely into elements of his life that he and a few of his closest folks know, however to movie it as nicely. It’s probably one of many few methods you’ll get to know a little bit extra in regards to the Dutchman, except you understand him in actual life. You’ll be able to stream it with a subscription on Roku Channel and Amazon Prime Video.

Completely YouTube

Components 1 – Manufacturers, sequence, and shops on the whole are getting extra savvy with utilizing YouTube — using their entry and archives to let followers additional into the “inside circle” of fandom. F1 definitely has with their Prime 10 movies, placing collectively glorious archival footage from races all through the game’s historical past, specializing in subjects reminiscent of Pit Lane Drama, Dramatic Closing Laps, and in-season Battles, together with the perfect particular person driver or observe moments. 

Different glorious recurring segments on the sequence’ web page contain one-on-one interviews with the drivers, giving perception to their vastly differing personalities. And Grill the Grid, the place drivers are quizzed on subjects starting from figuring out their rivals by childhood photographs to naming each F1 world champion — which is price watching only for Sebastian Vettel’s reply alone.

Lando Norris/Quadrant – With over two million subscribers throughout two channels (Lando Norris and Quadrant), the McLaren driver is definitely essentially the most lively YouTuber on the grid. His private channel is crammed with movies from the pit lane, giving followers a backstage go to his life primarily through vlogs and Q&As. As for Quadrant – Norris’ attire model – their channel options a mixture of racing, motoring, and gaming content material, together with collaborations with fellow YouTubers. 

Williams Racing – The storied Components 1 workforce has been across the sport for many years, however definitely isn’t shy about leaping into the brand new age of media. Whereas a whole lot of the content material surrounds the lifetime of the drivers on their docket, one of many extra well-liked movies circulating amongst followers late within the 2024 season was the workforce rebuilding its crushed automobiles after Brazil — in hopes to have at the very least one automobile per driver prepared for Las Vegas. You’re feeling for the mechanics as they dig via a field of destroyed elements to aim the inconceivable. You’re feeling much more for them when a kind of automobiles goes into the wall throughout qualifying at Vegas. 

The Transferring Bricks – Certain, you’ve watched each 2024 season race, however did you watch the race in Lego type as nicely? Since 2020, Transferring Bricks TV has meticulously constructed F1 tracks in Lego type, after which utilizing stop-motion, recreates parts of the race, narrated by a number of the actual race commentary. They’re not full races, however the 10 minutes of race content material is definitely worth the watch.

Motorsport.com – It is time for a plug, and rightfully so. Motorsport.com’s workforce has been arduous at work conducting some fascinating interviews with F1 stars. Latest uploads embrace  “Behind The Visor with Jenson Button” the place he talks about his 2009 championship-winning season, together with a “Street Trippin’” episode, the place Senior Author Emily Selleck hits the street to Vegas with now Crimson Bull driver Liam Lawson and his girlfriend for an in-depth interview.