Where Sports & Culture Meet at the Diriyah E-Prix

The first time I saw trailers for Netflix’s “Drive to Survive”, I was a bit skeptical. I’d never been interested in motorsport before despite seeing names like Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton scattered across my Insta feed and random e-news outlets. But I’ll be the first to admit that I am quick and easy prey for social media hype and all things trending. I recall logging into my Netflix account to see what it was all about. Two years later, and I’m binging through Season 5, while following weekend races on the 2023 F1 calendar. 

“Formula 1: Drive to Survive” is a Netflix documentary series that gives a behind-the-scenes look at drivers, teams, and races of the F1 World Championship. Morning Consult recently revealed that more than half of F1 fans iden