The story of the ultimate underdog — Bernie Ecclestone — and his quest to turn Formula One into a televised global super-sport. His extraordinary journey also reveals the story of a fundamental conflict: the balance between a pursuit and money.
It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura built from nothing ten years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Lardi. Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them to the edge as they launch into the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the Mille Miglia.
Ferrari will be released in UK cinemas on Tuesday, 26 December and will later be available to watch on Sky and other digital streaming services.
On February 23 2024, Formula 1: Drive to Survive will return to Netflix for Season 6. Offering unprecedented access, this season takes fans behind the scenes, to witness first-hand how the drivers and teams prepare to battle it out for victory.