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Formula 1 has worked up a deal with online streaming service Netflix, which will see the company produce a 10-part documentary series for 2019. Filming has already commenced for the series, with the whole of the 2018 season set to be documented.
Earlier this year, McLaren released a four-part series which showed behind the scenes footage of the build-up to the 2017 season, including the team's struggles with Honda. F1 released a statement, saying it will provide exclusive access into the world of motorsport's pinnacle.
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"This Netflix original series will be the first to truly immerse the audience inside the cockpits, the paddock and the lives of the key players in Formula 1. The series will have unparalleled and exclusive access to the world’s fastest drivers, team principals and owners, as well as Formula 1’s own management team.
"Netflix has commissioned 10 episodes from the 2018 season, and the production team will film and reveal the intense fight for the heart, soul, and direction for the future of this multibillion-dollar business."
James Gay Rees, who won an Academy Award for his work in the 2010 documentary Senna, and Paul Martin will be executive producers for the series, while it has also been confirmed that Sophie Todd will be the showrunner.
"Formula 1 is a global sport that we are actively repositioning from a motorsport company to a media and entertainment brand. The agreement with Netflix serves to chronicle the fascinating story of what transpires behind the scenes during a Grand Prix season," F1 commercial chief Sean Bratches said.
"This is a perspective of the sport that has yet to be unveiled to fans around the world. This series will unleash a compelling vantage point to the sport that will delight fans and serve as a catalyst to entice new fans."
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