Netflix released the fifth season of Drive to Survive and many of the Formula 1 racers increased their following thanks to the series. We tell you who In this note!
We are getting closer to the beginning of a new season of the Formula 1with the first race this March 5th. and like every year Netflix premiered a new installment of Drive to Survive, a series that compiles the most important events of the year that has just ended. But how does this impact runners and their social networks?
One of the runners who benefited the most was lewis hamiltonWhat did you get 98,730. Despite not having won the championship, he did manage to earn a place in the hearts of the people who saw him. In 2022, Lewis He started sixth in the drivers’ standings and was frustrated during bouts of Drive to Survive since the car mercedes w13 he experienced problems throughout the season. However, with these data it seems that the series gave him new fans for this season that begins.
The runner who gained the most followers was charles leclerc of Ferrari with 54,990. Despite finishing second in the championship, he had a very good start to the season and Red Bull he ended up beating him by very little. Another member of Ferrari, Carlos Sainzalso increased his followers with 36,262 people. Sainz saw his first pole position in Silverstone after the strategy Ferrari outside to leave Leclerc on track without stopping to change his tyres. While this decision was not well received throughout the season, the drivers themselves remain popular, according to this data.
One of the runners McLaren also managed to increase followers and we are talking about Daniel Ricciardo with 24,527. He has likely won fans for his smiling disposition and tendency to sip champagne out of his boot when standing on the podium. However, this year we will not be able to see it in McLaren since he became a reserve pilot of Red Bull. There is a very small chance that it will run, but it depends on what max verstappen either Sergio Perez they cannot participate.

Finally, the fifth runner who increased his followers was Sergio Perez with 22,372. Next to Red Bullachieved third place in the season and managed to surpass in popularity verstappen, the double champion of the team, with a difference of only 1,920 followers. Other brokers who also increased in popularity were Fernando Alonso (21,013), Max Verstappen (20,452), George Russel (20,211), Pierre Gasly (18,475) and Mick Schumacher (15,753).
Who are the ones with the most followers on Instagram and Tiktok?
With this increase in followers in Instagram, the most followed people podium remains the same. That is, the most followed pilot is hamilton with 31,648,175followed by charles leclerc with 10,029,231 and in third place is, unlike the follower increase list, is Verstappen with 9,510,304. The rest of the pilots that make up the top 10 with Ricciardo in fourth place (7,786,870), Sainz (6,307,484), Perez (5,405,625), alonso (4,979,832), russel (4,091,486), Gasly (3.8 million) and Schumacher (3.4 million).
However, it is interesting to note that these numbers do not hold up in one of the most popular social networks of recent times: TikTok. Currently the pilot with the most followers is charles leclerc with 1.6 million of followers. In second place is Sainz with 1.2 million and finally we have Lando Norris of McLarenwith 1.1 million. Something to keep in mind is that not all brokers in the F1 They’re in TikTokso we could not say, for example, that leclerc It is the most popular only because of the number of followers it has on this social network.
Among all the social networks, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Youtubethe runner who takes first place is hamilton, with a total between all of 40.28 million. It follows with almost a third of that value Verstappen with 12.9 million and thirdly we have Daniel Ricciardo with 10.97 million.
We remind you that the fifth season of Drive to Survivewhich compiles the events of the 2022 championship, is now available on Netflix. So you can prepare for the new season of Formula 1 what begins this March 5th.