In hindsight, the first indication that something was slightly amiss was the Netflix episode list. Why has season eight of Formula 1: Drive to Survive – the show which has launched the sport, the streaming site and the art of the behind-the-scenes docuseries into the British public mainstream – been reduced from 10 episodes to eight?
Officially, the line Netflix gave The Independent was that “the narrative creatively lent itself to eight episodes”. And you may well say, nothing to see here. Moot point, move on. Grab the popcorn and binge away.
