This week the eighth season of Netflix’s docuseries Drive to Survive premieres. The new run follows the 2025 F1 season and promises fans another rare, behind-the-scenes look. Little is known about the content so far, although Netflix has already released the episode titles. A few of them jump out immediately — including the season finale, which almost certainly ties into the title fight between Max Verstappen and the two McLaren drivers.
On Tuesday Netflix and Formula 1 unveiled the episode titles for the latest season of Drive to Survive. The season opener, New Kids on the Track, likely follows the five rookies who stepped up to Formula 1 in 2025. Other headline-grabbing titles include The Number 1 Problem, which could reference the intra-team battle between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and A Bull With No Horns. That fourth episode is reported to focus on the sacking of Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, who has played a prominent role in the series in recent years.
‘Call Me Chucky’
The season finale, titled Call Me Chucky, may be the most striking of all. That episode presumably zooms in on the championship decider and the rivalry between Max Verstappen and McLaren. Zak Brown appeared last year on the Sports Agents podcast and talked about the searing title battle. “He (Verstappen, ed.) is like those guys in horror movies,” Brown joked. “Just when you think he’s done for, he pops back up.”
In the penultimate race the Dutchman made that comparison true in real time. He started behind both McLarens but crossed the line first. The four-time world champion cut the deficit to championship leader Lando Norris to twelve points. Verstappen could only laugh afterward at Brown’s analogy and nicknamed himself ‘Chucky’, after the antagonist in the well-known Child’s Play horror series. That quip is now immortalised on Netflix. The eighth season premieres on 27 February.
