Sandile Banks Ngwenya was bored and flicking through Netflix when he came across the series Drive to Survive, which chronicled Formula One’s 2018 season. It was March 2019 and he was immediately hooked – so much so that he flew from South Africa to Bahrain at the end of March for that year’s grand prix race.
“I just couldn’t believe how interesting the sport was,” said Ngwenya, 31, who lives in Johannesburg and works for his family’s hospitality business. “Now, as things stand, it’s number one on my list in terms of sports that I watch. The rest have been relegated.”
