F1® 25: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

It’s almost time to hit the grid. Here’s your one-stop-shop on all of the key information, content and advancements we’ve made to this year’s game.

Pre-Load Timings

First-off, let’s get F1® 25 onto your console/PC. If you’ve pre-ordered, you can download the game to your system from the dates below.

Iconic Edition Launch Times:

• Xbox: May 15, 10:00 UTC
• PlayStation: May 25, 15:00 UTC
• Steam: May 20, 15:00 UTC
• EA Play Pro: May 20, 15:00 UTC

Standard Edition Launch Times:

• Xbox: May 15, 10:00 UTC
• PlayStation: May 28, 15:00 UTC
• Steam: May 20, 15:00 UTC

Launch Timings

The big day is fast approaching, Iconic Edition players can hit the track from as early as May 27. Check out the timings below for both Iconic and Standard Edition.

Additionally, EA Play members can trial F1® 25 for 5 hours from May 27, and EA Play Pro members will have full access to the Iconic Edition from the same date.

Iconic Edition Launch Times:

May 27th:

• 08:00 PDT - Los Angeles
• 09:00 MDT - Mexico City
• 11:00 EDT - New York
• 12:00 BRT - Rio de Janeiro
• 16:00 BST - London
• 17:00 CEST - Berlin
• 23:00 CST - Beijing

May 28th:

• 00:00 JST - Tokyo
• 01:00 AEST - Sydney

Standard Edition Launch Times:

May 30th:

• 08:00 PDT - Los Angeles
• 09:00 MDT - Mexico City
• 11:00 EDT - New York
• 12:00 BRT - Rio de Janeiro
• 16:00 BST - London
• 17:00 CEST - Berlin
• 23:00 CST - Beijing

May 31st:

• 00:00 JST - Tokyo
• 01:00 AEST - Sydney

PC Specs

Playing on PC? Here are our recommended build specifications for various experiences.

Official Soundtrack:

Now an annual tradition for the EA SPORTS F1® games, here is this year’s list of licensed music tracks that you’ll enjoy throughout the game’s menus. In addition to the beats below, the game will also feature an original score.

• 2ndstar ft. Scrufizzer • Bruk Out
• Alfie Templeman ft. Nile Rodgers • Just A Dance (Safari Riot - Kill Dave Remix)
• Anna Sofia ft. LZee • Monaco
• Anyma ft. Ellie Goulding • Hypnotized
• AUSTIN MILLZ, KAH-LO • HOT & MYSTERIOUS
• Devault ft. Slayyyter • Behind the Wheel (Depeche Mode Cover)
• Diplo & Mau P ft. Gunna • Receipts
• Dogger & Mindstate • Fuego 
• Elderbrook & Vintage Culture • Run
• Jamie xx, Honey Dijon • Baddy On The Floor 
• Kaskade, Wilkinson & Paige Cavell • Shine On
• KREAM • Interstellar
• Martin Wave ft. Izzy Bizu • Control
• Mild Minds • DNA
• nimino • Do It Like Me 
• Nonô • Old Skool
• Pebbles&TamTam • PINK LIKE SUKI
• Raffa FL, MichaelBM, Jayie, ft. Vika • Latinamerica
• RBØR, Simo Moumen • Never Go Back
• SOFI TUKKER • Bread (DJ Seinfeld Remix) 
• Steve Angello, Modern Tales • Darkness In Me
• Sub Focus & Katy B • Push The Tempo
• The Dare • I Destroyed Disco
• The Midnight • Chariot
• threesixnine ft. Luckhardt • RIGHT NOW  
• Waeys, Nathan Smoker, Verbz • I Don't Wanna Know

Achievement & Trophy List

Achievement Hunters, here is your set of challenges for this year’s game. To get 100% completion, you’ll experience all aspects of the game, including this year’s innovations to My Team and the blockbuster that is Braking Point 3. 

What’s new in F1 25?

Here is a breakdown of everything new and noteworthy that you can look forward to in F1® 25, from as early as May 27.

For further details, check out our previous articles and videos here:

• My Team 2.0 & Driver Career - Deep Dive
• Authenticity & Customisation - Deep Dive
• Braking Point 3 - The Story So Far
• Driver Ratings - Reveal & Stats

My Team 2.0:

One of the series’ most popular game modes, My Team receives its biggest overhaul since it was introduced in F1® 2020, challenging you to call the shots as the owner of your F1® team. 

In addition to handling day-to-day running of the critical facilities that make an F1® team tick such as Engineering, Personnel and Corporate, you’ll be responsible for recruiting and managing a pair of drivers to represent your team. 

Then, during race weekends, you’ll be given the choice as to which driver you’d like to take to the track.

Check out our Deep Dive to all the details:

LIDAR:

F1® 25 takes a big step forward when it comes to graphical fidelity. Not only do the tracks look better than ever, but they're much more accurate too, thanks to Light Detection and Ranging scanning, also known as LIDAR. 

Bahrain, Miami, Melbourne, Suzuka and Imola join Silverstone and have all been digitally scanned, generating millions of data points. This data, ranging from tiny asphalt surface details to the height of kerbs and distance to barriers, is used for unprecedented accuracy when recreating tracks in-game, ensuring you feel every bump and change in elevation, just like F1® drivers.

Reverse Tracks:

In a first for the official F1® games, you can experience some of your favourite races in a unique way. 

Race around Silverstone, Zandvoort, and the Red Bull Ring in a reverse track layout. Enjoy these once-familiar circuits in Grand Prix, Time Trial, and Multiplayer, or add them to My Team and Driver Career from your second season onwards.

This isn’t a case of just turning the cars around on the starting grid. On top of computer-controlled (AI) drivers needing to be retrained, you’ll notice that every detail in a typical Grand Prix has been adapted for racing in reverse. This includes subtle changes you may not even think about such as brake boards, start-lights, off-track cameras for replays, grid boxes, and even marshals and flag wavers.

Handling, AI & Graphics Enhancements:

Through a combination of rigorous internal tests and feedback gathered from the EA SPORTS F1® community, F1® Sim Racing participants, and EA Creator Network members, a number of changes have been made to how cars feel in F1® 25. There’s many points to cover on this topic, and we’ve done so here.

Additionally, the studio has tuned AI drivers to better reflect their overtaking capabilities. 

Other adjustments have been made, such as AI now being more likely to pull off defensive manoeuvres when protecting a position. Furthermore, the AI will make better tactical decisions as to when to deploy DRS (Drag Reduction System) and ERS. 

Moving on to the visuals, we've balanced the lighting of the game to give each daylight weather scenario a more realistic look. Watch how the shadows in full sun transition and cloud cover appear more naturally or disappear completely. 

In addition, an emerging PC-exclusive innovation called Path Tracing is being introduced. 

Expanding on Ray Tracing technology and available as a new “Ultra Max” option in the graphics settings, light now follows every bounced path, including that from indirect lighting and multiple reflections. Shade, light, and colours dynamically shift as they would in real-life, whether you’re racing under the thousands of lights in Bahrain or navigating the castle section on Baku at sunset.

If you have a PC capable of experiencing it, Path Tracing is the most realistic simulation of light on track that we’ve ever delivered.

What to Play First?

F1® 25 is a vast game with something for everyone. Whether this is your first time on-track or you’re a veteran of the grid, here’s some suggestions on where to begin your journey:

Braking Point 3 • Live out your very own blockbuster through this original story of Konnersport’s dramatic challenge for glory. This is a great starting point for new players and those looking for a narrative experience.

Driver Career • Choose a real-world driver or race as your own creation across multiple seasons. Battle your rivals on and off-track to get the best seat and take the title. Add Konnersport or APXGP as an 11th team to drive for and compete against.

My Team • Take charge as the owner and principal of your very own F1® team, or bring Konnersport or APXGP to the grid as the 11th team. Hire drivers, develop your car and manage your workforce in our biggest game mode yet.

F1 Movie Content • Experience the cinematic event of the year ahead of its theatrical release in June. Drive as Sonny Hayes and Joshua Pearce as APXGP challenge the grid.

F1® World • The hub for solo, competitive and casual play. Create your own races with Grand Prix™, set hotlaps in Time Trial, beat the best in Ranked Multiplayer and take on Invitationals with your friends to unlock rewards.

Pre-Order Now

Developed by Codemasters, EA SPORTS F1® 25 launches May 30, 2025 for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Players who own F1® 23 or F1® 24 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, EA App, or Steam® can take advantage of a 15% pre-order loyalty* discount†† off the Iconic Edition.

Pre-order* the F1® 25 Iconic Edition to get up to 3-days early access, a number of perks linked to cover star Lewis Hamilton and Apple Original Films’ F1***, as well as a selection of instantly available 2025 season liveries for use in F1® 24 Time Trial mode**, and much more.

Pre-order* the F1® 25 Standard Edition, featuring cover stars Oscar Piastri, Carlos Sainz, and Oliver Bearman and get the F1® 75 Celebration Pack, F1® World “Starter Pack”, and 5,000 PitCoin.

*Conditions and restrictions apply. See ea.com/games/f1/f1-25/game-disclaimers for details.

**Requires F1® 24 (sold separately) on same platform generation as F1® 25 & all game updates.

†Conditions, limitations and exclusions apply. See EA Play Terms for details.

***APXGP content and chapter scenarios not available at launch; see ea.com/games/f1/f1-25 for details & availability. Internet connection & all game updates required.

††Offers may vary or change. See retailer site for details. Loyalty offer not available on PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One.