The McLaren racing team is one of the most prolific in the storied history of Formula One, but it has come upon hard times of late. The docuseries, narrated by Oscar winner Michael Douglas, follows the team during a 2017 season that McLaren hopes is better than the two previous years, which proved to be challenging. One of the team's best hopes is rookie driver Stoffel Vandoorne, who begins his first season in Formula One while learning from veteran Fernando Alonso, but mechanical issues with the vehicles put the McLaren team's future in jeopardy.