Five things we learned from Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 5

The fifth season of Netflix’s hugely successful documentary series Formula 1: Drive to Survive is very nearly here.

The show has been largely credited with increasing the sport’s popularity and expanding its fanbase to unprecedented levels, and for many serves as the perfect precursor to the new F1 season.

In their own words, DTS offers viewers ‘unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage and interviews from the sport’s biggest names, to witness first-hand how the drivers and teams prepare to battle it out for the World Championship.’

So what exactly do we learn in the new season? Metro Sport takes a look:

Toto Wolff takes on the paddock

It was reported that ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix Mercedes boss Toto Wolff had a heated argument with his compatriots over the porpoising problem that badly affected cars and the well-being of drivers.

In the episode ‘Bounce Back’ we see this altercation in all its glory, with Wolff saying: ‘I can tell you, that all of you are playing a dangerous game.

‘If a car ends in the wall because it’s too stiff or it’s bottoming out, you’re in the s*** and I’m going to come after you. If you think this is a little game, you are very, very wrong.’

Red Bull’s Christian Horner, whose feud with Wolff has been well-documented, doesn’t take too kindly to these threats, firing back with: ‘Toto, if you’ve got a problem change your f***ing car,’ and even suggests that the film crew leave the room before things really kick-off.

Christian Horner ‘doesn’t need friends’

Red Bull breaching the cost cap was a scandal that dominated the headlines in 2022, and the episode ‘Over the Limit’ reveals the exact moment when Horner learned his team had, unintentionally or not, cheated.

As it turns out, it was just a few