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Ricciardo credits Netflix for surge in US F1 popularity

Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo has credited the Netflix series Drive to Survive with boosting the popularity of Formula 1 in the United States. Ricciardo was a guest on the The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and recounted how prior to the series' release last February that few people recognised him in the States. “I definitely feel F1 is becoming much more of a thing here in the States. Drive to Survive put it on the map,” Ricciardo said. “I spend a bit of time in the States, and up until a year ago, not really anyone would say hi to me – not in a bad way, but they wouldn’t recognise me for being an F1 driver. “And now it’s all ‘we saw you on Netflix, it was great, Drive...
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