Star of Netflix’s Drive to Survive in major career change as he quits F1 with emotional post saying ‘racing is my life’

Source: The Sun

Author: Tony Robertson

Published: Jan, 16 2025 18:56

DRIVE TO SURVIVE star Will Buxton has announced a major career change for the 2025 motorsport season. Buxton is one of the most recognisable stars outside of the racers and team principals who feature on the hit Netflix show Drive To Survive, which documents behind-the-scenes of the Formula One season.

Image Credit: The Sun [Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4 promotional image.]

However, the veteran broadcaster has announced a major career change that will see him leave his main role at F1TV. Taking to Instagram, he announced following a seven-year career with F1TV he would be moving to Fox to headline its coverage of Indycar.

Image Credit: The Sun [Will Buxton interviewing Zak Brown of the McLaren F1 Team.]

In an emotional statement, he said: "I have always loved Indycar, always been enthralled by the excitement of its racing and stunned by the skills of its incredible drivers. "And while I always hoped that one day I might, I never imagined that I ever actually would have the opportunity to join the series full time.

Image Credit: The Sun [Will Buxton at the F1 Grand Prix.]

"That I will get to do so in the role and with the responsibility that I do in 2025 is a tremendous honour. And while I am unbelievably excited, I am only too aware of the enormity of the task I am undertaking, and the trust placed in me... "Racing is my life. My deepest passion. Its drivers are my heroes. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have had a job for the past two decades that revolves around telling their stories...

Image Credit: The Sun [2025 Formula 1 season calendar.]

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