f1 supplementary content recs (beyond drive to survive)
Documentaries
Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story (Hulu docuseries hosted by Keanu Reeves)
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans (Prime Video documentary featuring everyone's favorite 2009 WDC, Jenson Button)
1 (a look back at safety improvements in F1)
Grand Prix: The Killer Years (another doc about safety in F1)
Senna (2010 — self-explanatory)
Schumacher (also self-explanatory)
"Formula 1 Cars, Explained with Max Verstappen" (an inside look into the Red Bull garage with YouTuber Cleo Abram)
Podcasts
"Choosing Sides: F1" hosted by Michael Kosta and Lily Herman (a Daily Show correspondent who has never watched F1 learns about it for the first time, while hosting a podcast about F1)
"P1 with Matt & Tommy" (a week-by-week commentary on F1 races and news)
"F1: Chequered Flag" (similar but hosted by the BBC)
"Bring Back V10s" (a look back at classic races)
"Formula For Success" hosted by David Coulthard (DC's F1 podcast)
and of course "Beyond the Grid" (the official F1 podcast)
Books
How to Build a Car by F1 design legend Adrian Newey (his memoir)
Total Competition by F1 design legend Ross Brawn (his memoir) and Adam Parr
The Formula by Jonathan Clegg and Joshua Robinson (two WSJ reporters on how F1 became popular in the US)
Driven by Susie Wolff (the last woman to participate in an F1 weekend and Mercedes TP Toto Wolff's wife)
The Mechanic by Marc "Elvis" Priestly (a look behind the scenes with an ex-F1 mechanic)
Aussie Grit by Mark Webber (ex-Red Bull driver's memoir)
How to Win a Grand Prix: From Pit Lane to Podium by former F1 strategist/engineer Bernie Collins
Life to the Limit by Jenson Button (ex-Brawn GP/2009 WDC's memoir)
Surviving to Drive by Guenther Steiner (ex-Haas team principal's memoir)
To Hell and Back by Niki Lauda (another F1 legend's autobiography)
Movies
Rush (THE F1 movie about the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda)
Grand Prix (a 1966 F1 film)
F1: The Movie (not my favorite but hey it exists)
Ford v. Ferrari (not quite F1—it's about Le Mans—but a personal favorite of mine)
please feel free to send additional things to add to the list!!
