F1 25

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F1 25
F1 25 cover art.jpg
Standard Edition cover, featuring from left to right: McLaren's Oscar Piastri, Williams's Carlos Sainz Jr., and Haas's Oliver Bearman
Developer(s) Codemasters
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Composer(s) Ian Livingstone
Brian Tyler
Series F1
Engine EGO Engine 4.0 [ citation needed ]
Platform(s)
Release30 May 2025 [a]
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

F1 25 is a racing video game developed by Codemasters and published by EA Sports. It is the eighteenth entry in the F1 series and holds the license for the 2025 Formula One and Formula 2 championships. The game was released on 30 May 2025 for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who regarded it as an improvement over its predecessor.

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Gameplay

The game follows the traditional gameplay loop of previous titles, where players drive Formula One and Formula 2 cars using game controllers or steering wheels. The game features all the drivers and tracks from the 2025 Formula One World Championship; Yuki Tsunoda drives for Red Bull Racing, while Liam Lawson drives for Racing Bulls as they both did in real life from the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix, although both of them are seen driving for the opposite team in Braking Point 3. Despite being released after the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Franco Colapinto does not drive for Alpine, with Jack Doohan being featured. The Braking Point story mode, which featured in F1 2021 and F1 23 , returns.

The game's handling model was updated, in response to negative feedback about the handling model from F1 24 . The AI was adjusted to improve the racing for players. [1] Some drivers from the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship were included in the game as driver icons, as well as those from Formula 2. Tracks were revamped using Lidar technology, [2] more real team radio messages were added, alongside revamped podium ceremonies. Laser-scanned tracks include Bahrain, Miami, Melbourne, Suzuka and Imola. F1 25 also adds inverted circuits, a first for the series; Silverstone, Zandvoort and the Red Bull Ring can now be driven in reverse in Grand Prix, Time Trial, Multiplayer and Career modes. The inverted circuits were reworked, with revamps to their DRS zones, AI, sector divisions, starting grid and pit stops.

At launch, drivers from the 2024 season are depicted, with 2025 drivers set to be added in an update. [3] MyTeam, which was introduced in F1 2020 , received an overhaul for F1 25, being dubbed as “MyTeam 2.0”. [3] Instead of being the owner-driver like in previous games, players can now call the shots as the owner of their team.

Players also have the option to play as the protagonists of the film F1 (2025): Sonny Hayes, a racer-for-hire returning to F1 played by Brad Pitt; and Joshua Pearce, a hotshot rookie and Sonny's teammate played by Damson Idris. [1] Ruben Cervantes, team owner of APXGP played by Javier Bardem, also appears in-game if the player uses the APXGP driver suit in MyTeam. In the Iconic Edition of the game, players can also race in scenarios featured in the film, with both footage of the film for the intro and in-game cutscenes for the outro. [4] Hayes and Pearce, along with the drivers of Braking Point 3, may also appear as driver signings in MyTeam.

Story mode: Braking Point 3

The Braking Point story mode that was introduced in F1 2021 returns in F1 25, set in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Drivers Callie Mayer (voiced by Emer Kenny) and Aiden Jackson (voiced by Aiden Felgate) both return in Braking Point, as does Devon Butler (franchise linchpin using Adam Sanderson's likeness, voiced by Daniel Ben Zenou), Davidoff Butler (voiced by David Bark-Jones), Casper Akkerman (voiced by Christopher Dane), and Andreo Konner (voiced by Joe Alessi). The story mode revolves around the Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team as they mount a challenge for the World Championship. [5]

New to this version of Braking Point is that in certain chapters, the player will have to choose as to which driver to play as, either Callie Mayer or Aiden Jackson. Whichever the player chooses there would be a unique outcome in the storyline.

Plot

In the 2024 season, Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team is bought by their key sponsor, Butler Global, along with their owner, Davidoff Butler, after Andreo Konner, the team owner, sold it to the company. Konnersport is run by Casper Akkerman, team principal and retired driver, and Devon Butler, team liaison and former driver. After pre-season testing in Bahrain, drivers Callie Mayer and Aiden Jackson are tasked to beat Red Bull Racing for the championship. During the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Max Verstappen pushes Aiden or Callie off track before both drivers manage to recover to finish in 3rd position. One month later, at the Austrian Grand Prix, Aiden and Callie both finish on the podium.

Right after taking the top of the Constructors in the Belgian Grand Prix, Devon learns from Evelyn Mayer, Callie and Devon’s mother, that Davidoff has died from an illness, prompting Callie to comfort him. Despite being indifferent about her turbulent relationship with Davidoff, Callie loses control of her car with both George Russell and Nico Hülkenberg also crashing out of the Dutch Grand Prix, triggering a red flag. As a result, Konnersport falls to second in the Constructors' Championship. Devon then learns that before he died, Davidoff left all assets of his company, Butler Global, to him, including Konnersport.

With Konnersport now under Devon's leadership and Callie's concern raising over the next few races, Devon dismisses Casper as team principal after the São Paulo Grand Prix, with Andreo returning to his position temporarily from the Qatar Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Casper has not spoken to Devon, refusing many of his calls and therefore announcing his permanent retirement to the media.

With Verstappen and Red Bull winning both titles at the end of the 2024 season, [b] Konnersport begins their 2025 season with the intent to secure the championship. During the Chinese Grand Prix, after the end of a Safety Car period and with her tyres losing grip due to the two-stop strategy, Callie manages to hold off Lewis Hamilton, finishing on the podium. After the race, Devon initially plans to have Callie replaced to ensure the team's success, but after a debate, Devon decides to let her continue.

During the British Grand Prix weekend, Devon reveals that buying Konnersport for the business nearly caused the bankruptcy of Butler Global, leading Callie to discover that Davidoff had bought the team before his death. During the race itself, both Callie and Liam Lawson get involved in a collision that leads to their retirement from the race. [c] Aiden manages to secure a fourth-place finish, securing more points for the team. At the Italian Grand Prix, Callie discovers that Davidoff, during a meeting with the board, has openly voiced his desire to support her while refusing to sell Konnersport, leading Callie to realise that Davidoff really did care about her. During the race, Aiden is given a drive-through penalty after a skirmish whilst defending from Verstappen.

A few months later, Devon and Andreo make an agreement to switch their position; Devon would become the team principal of Konnersport, while Andreo serves on the board of Butler Global. With the team close to securing their championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Casper, who is invited to watch the action, speaks with Devon for the first time since his dismissal.

In the race, Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are involved in an incident that leads to Leclerc's retirement, while Verstappen manages to continue. This allows Aiden or Callie to win the Drivers' Championship, and Konnersport the Constructors' Championship. After the celebration, Aiden or Callie reflect on their winning the championship alongside Devon and Andreo, while Casper states that he will continue his focus on being a father and husband.

Development and release

Prior to the reveal, F1 25 logos were already present in Formula One's 2025 race graphics. On 25 March 2025, Lewis Hamilton was announced to be the driver in the cover image for the 'Iconic Edition' of the game, boasting his red Ferrari overalls, and announced a reveal date of 26 March. [6] The standard edition of the game features Oscar Piastri of McLaren, Carlos Sainz Jr. of Williams and Oliver Bearman of Haas, and their respective cars, on the cover image, marking the first time since F1 2015 and 2016 that Williams and Haas drivers, respectively, are present on the cover. [7] The game also features the livery of the fictional APXGP team, as it appears in the F1 film alongside scenarios inspired by the film that players can undertake. [8] The player also has the option of signing the characters from either Braking Point 3 or F1 in MyTeam, as well as racing against the fictional Konnersport and APXGP teams in the driver career mode.

F1 25 is the first entry in the series not to be released on eighth-generation consoles since F1 2014 , with the series turning its focus on ninth-generation consoles. [9] [10] It was released on PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 30 May 2025, with players who ordered the Iconic Edition granted three-day access beginning on 27 May 2025. [11] [12] In Australia, the game was additionally released in physical format on the PlayStation 5 on 10 June.

Reception

F1 25 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. [13] [14] [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Iconic Edition granted three-day access beginning on 27 May 2025.
  2. ↑ In the real-life 2024 season, only Max Verstappen won the drivers' championship while McLaren secured the Constructors' title that year.
  3. ↑ The crash shares similarities to the incident between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the 2021 British Grand Prix. However, unlike the real race, where Hamilton only continued, both Callie and Lawson retired.

References

  1. 1 2 Reilly, Luke (2025-06-03). "F1 25 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  2. ↑ "EA used LiDAR to model the tracks in F1 25". Engadget. 2025-04-17. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  3. 1 2 "F1 25 game debuts with unique movie tie-in and Hamilton tribute". GPblog. 2025-05-30. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  4. ↑ "F1 25 Adds Brad Pitt's Film Team, New Career Modes | EasternEye". www.easterneye.biz. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  5. ↑ Rhys Wood (26 March 2025). "F1 25 has been officially announced, with this year's entry marking a return for Braking Point and a 'significant overhaul' for My Team mode". TechRadar. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Butz, Marco (25 March 2025). "Lewis Hamilton is EA Sports F1 25 Iconic Edition cover star". ESPN.
  7. ↑ Marchiano, Massimo (2025-03-25). "F1 25 Cover Features Oscar Piastri, Carlos Sainz & Ollie Bearman". ClutchPoints | Gaming News. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  8. ↑ Bigg, Martin (2025-03-26). "Everything included in F1 25's Standard and Iconic Editions". Traxion. Archived from the original on 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  9. ↑ Luca Munro (26 March 2025). "No Previous-Gen Consoles: F1 25 Will Not Come To PS4 Or Xbox One". Overtake.gg. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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  11. ↑ Marco Wutz (26 March 2025). "EA Sports F1 25 release date, details revealed". ESPN . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "EA Sports reveal first look at F1 25 as updates and bonus content for Iconic Edition announced". Formula 1. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025..
  13. 1 2 "F1 25 for PC Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  14. 1 2 "F1 25 for PlayStation 5 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  15. 1 2 "F1 25 for Xbox Series X Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
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