Where are they now? The stars from Season 1 of 'Drive to Survive'

In 2018, Ricciardo was in his final year with Red Bull and was arguably the biggest star of Season 1. Much of the first season is spent dealing with Ricciardo's decision to join Renault and the tension between him, teammate Max Verstappen, and the rest of the team. Ricciardo finished sixth in the drivers' standings that season, winning two races.

After leaving Red Bull, Ricciardo spent two years with Renault and two years with McLaren. Now, he is back with Red Bull but in a much different role. He is a reserve driver, whose biggest role will likely be in using his popularity as a marketing tool. 

Grosjean was in his ninth F1 season and third with Haas. He was the primary focus of Episode 7 as he was struggling, and team principal Guenther Steiner was weighing the French driver's future with the team. Grosjean finished 14th in the 2018 standings but was much better in the second half of the year, scoring points in seven of the final 13 races.

Grosjean would return to Haas for two more seasons. He is now about to start his third season in the North American IndyCar series, where he has yet to win a race but has finished runner-up three times. 

Williams was the deputy team principal of the Williams F1 team. As the daughter of team founder Sir Frank Williams, Season 1 spent time focusing on the team's struggles at the bottom of the grid. They finished in 10th place that season, scoring points in just two races. 

Williams stepped down from the team during the 2020 season. In addition to public speaking, she is now a brand ambassador for Williams Advanced Engineering, an offshoot of the Williams F1 team. WAE is tasked with using the team's expertise in other industries.

As Renault Sport F1's managing director, Abiteboul was in his 18th season in F1. The team finished fourth, well behind the big three of Mercedes, Ferrari, and Red Bull, but did beat out Haas for the coveted title of "Best of the Rest."

After a stint as an advisor for F2 engine supplier Mecachrome, Abiteboul was recently introduced as the team principal for Hyundai's team in the World Rally Championship. 

In 2018, Sainz was in his fourth F1 season and first full season with Renault. The season spends time focusing on how Sainz deals with being in the shadow of his dad, a former racing champion, and fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso. Later in the season, we learned that Sainz is losing his ride at Renault, after the team signed Daniel Ricciardo, but he later lands with McLaren. Sainz finished 10th in the 2018 season but was ahead of Alonso.

After two seasons with McLaren, Sainz moved on to Ferrari, where he has been the past two seasons. In 2022, Sainz helped Ferrari to a second-place finish in the constructors' standings, finishing fifth among the drivers and winning the British Grand Prix.

Longtime F1 driver Hulkenberg was in his second season with Renault. One episode of Season 1 focused on his rivalry with Kevin Magnussen of Haas. Hulkenberg finished 2018 in seventh place, two spots ahead of K-Mag. 

Hulkenberg left Renault following the 2019 season and then spent two years as a reserve driver, for Racing Point in 2020 and Aston Martin in 2022. Somewhat ironically, he is now back on the grid, as Kevin Magnussen's teammate at Haas. The pair have seemingly put their rivalry behind them. 

Mallya was seemingly living a kid's dream as co-owner and team principal of the Racing Point Force India team. However, during the 2018 season, he found himself in controversy when his Kingfisher Airline collapsed, and he fled to the UK to avoid creditors. In the middle of the season, Indian authorities started seizing his assets and were trying to get him extradited. 

As of 2022, Mallya was one of 72 Indians charged with financial irregularities who were living abroad as "fugitive economic offenders," according to Business-Standard. He was recently sentenced to four months in prison and fined $40 million in absentia, as he continues to fight his extradition. The Racing Point Force India team was put into administration and later became Aston Martin.

Ocon was in his second full F1 season with Racing Point. His future in the sport was one of the Season 1 storylines when Racing Point signed Lance Stroll to replace Ocon in 2019. That left Ocon without a seat the following year. 

After spending one season as a Mercedes reserve driver, Ocon was back on the grid in 2020 with Renault before moving to Alpine. In 2022, he tied his career-best season with an eighth-place finish in the standings. For the 2023 season, his new teammate will be fellow French driver and former rival Pierre Gasly. 

In 2018, Perez was in his eighth F1 season and fifth with Force India. Perez finished eighth in the standings, four spots ahead of teammate Esteban Ocon, helping Checo keep his seat ahead of Ocon with the addition of Lance Stroll. 

Perez is about to start his third season with Red Bull as Max Verstappen's teammate. Finishing third in the 2022 season, the best finish of his career, with two race wins, Perez is adamant he can still win an F1 championship with Red Bull despite driving in the shadow of Verstappen. However, with the obvious tension between the two drivers and the recent signing of Daniel Ricciardo as a reserve driver, there is some speculation about Perez's future and whether it might lie elsewhere. 

Gasly was a rookie in 2018 with Red Bull's sister team, Torro Rosso, and a major focus of Episode 8. During the episode, we learned that Gasly would replace Daniel Ricciardo on Red Bull's A Team in 2019.

Gasly was demoted back to Torro Rosso midway through the 2019 season and stayed there for the next three seasons (now known as AlphaTauri). This year he is making the move to Alpine, where he will be partnered with longtime rival Esteban Ocon. 

After two seasons as a reserve driver, Leclerc was making his F1 debut in 2018 with Alfa Romeo. He finished 13th in the standings, and his time with the team would be short. His dream of racing for Ferrari and signing with them for the 2019 season is a plot line in Season 1. 

Leclerc is heading into his fifth season with Ferrari and is considered the strongest contender to challenge for Max Verstappen's crown. In 2022, he finished second in the standings, winning three races. 

The former F1 champ was nearing the end of his storied career, finishing third that season and winning one race. This was his eighth and final year with Ferrari, as it was announced during the season that he would be leaving, opening the door for Charles Leclerc to join the Prancing Horse.

Kimi retired following the 2021 season but did take part in one NASCAR race during the 2022 season, finishing 37th at the Watkins Glen road race. After retiring, he was named the team principal for Kawasaki Racing in motocross. 

Ericsson finished 17th in the standings, and his future with the team was a minor storyline in one episode. Alfa Romeo said they would not renew his contract. 

After one season as an F1 reserve driver, Ericsson moved on to IndyCar, where he has won three races, including the 2022 Indianapolis 500. 

The two-time F1 champ announced during the 2018 season that he was retiring from F1, which was a storyline during the final episode of Season 1. That opened the door for then-F2 driver Lando Norris to jump to F1 with McLaren. 

After retiring from F1 in 2018, Alonso dipped his toes in several other racing series, including sportscar, endurance, rally, and even IndyCar. In 2021, he ended his F1 retirement and joined Alpine. He kicked off the 2022 silly season with his surprise announcement that he was leaving Alpine at the end of the year and replacing the retiring Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin.

Of course, Verstappen has not moved on, but he is in a different role now, so to speak. In 2018, he was still looking for his first championship. 

Verstappen is now a two-time champion and a heavy favorite to win his third title in a row.