F2™ ARRIVES IN THE 2026 SEASONThe next generation of racing talent takes centre stage as the longed-for 2026 F2™ season arrives for F1® 25: 2026 Season Edition and F1® 25: 2026 Season Pack owners, complete with the latest drivers, teams, cars, and race calendar.With four rounds remaining and the fight at the top of the real-world standings still wide open, the Championship is far from decided.
Head into Grand Prix mode, take control of a title contender, and see whether you can change their fate before the final checkered flag falls. Or, take the F2™ cars for a spin on the MADRING circuit, a hybrid street and purpose-built track that will challenge you in high-speed action.
You can also hit the track in Time Trial, Multiplayer, split-screen, and LAN, or explore the 2026 cars in Showroom.NEW CONTENT: SPORTS UPDATEThe Formula 1® grid never stands still. The September Sports Update brings eight teams closer to their latest real-world counterparts, headlined by the arrival of Ferrari’s distinctive “Macarena” rear wing.But that’s not all.
Teams have updated their liveries and brought in new sponsors throughout the season, and we have brought this to life in-game. These changes will be applied to the relevant 2026 cars once you install the September update.SEVEN NEW SPECIAL LIVERIESOn top of all this, seven special liveries will arrive across three September drops.
Here is the full list of updates:AVAILABLE SEP 9-OCT 14Racing Bulls – SuzukaAudi – MonacoCadillac – SilverstoneAVAILABLE SEP 11-OCT 14Cadillac – MiamiMcLaren – MonacoAVAILABLE SEP 16-OCT 14Aston Martin – MonacoRacing Bulls – MiamiThese liveries will be available for free to everyone who owns the 2026 Season Pack or Edition and can be claimed through the in-game mailbox.v1.25 Patch NotesHighlightsAddition of the 2026 F2™ Championship in game, including all cars and drivers.Sports Update for F1 cars and drivers: Visual updates and sponsor changes in the 2026 Formula 1® season have been included.Added a number of Special Edition Liveries for 2026 F1 cars.
Keep your eyes on the News over the next month and collect them from your Mail in the game!Updated a number of Team Principals in various locations in the game.To better reflect the 2026 regulations, Boost Mode with limited deploy power is now available in wet conditions.To better reflect the regulations, Straight Mode and DRS will now only remain active when the driver's throttle input is above 90%.An "Overtake Enabled" Race Control message will now show at the correct times during race using 2026 F1 cars.
This has also been added to the UDP output.Cars & TracksFixed an issue on certain Sponsor Liveries where the driver number was overlapping a sponsor logo.Updated the Rev light pattern on Franco Colapinto's steering wheel.Raised the position of the 2026 Red Bull steering wheel to match the real car.The Front Suspension on the 2026 Aston Martin and Haas cars now appear correctly attached to the rrected some of the trackside barriers at Australia, which had previously been on loan from Austria.CareerUpdated the tyre allocation for several 2026 F1 Race Weekends.Fixed an issue where the amount of available Pitcoin was not shown when accessing the Store within Career mode.Fixed an issue on the Driver Career Team Select screen, so the Recognition Values shown will now always be correct.In Driver Career mode, completing an F2 season will now give you bonus Recognition when you start your first season in F1.Fixed an issue which was preventing Accolades from being shown correctly when starting a Driver Career with an Official F2 driver.Wheels & ControllersSlight adjustment for Wheel users, ensuring a better match of control inputs to physics output during rapid input range changes.Fixed a stability issue which could affect users with both Moza and Simucube peripherals.Fixed an issue affecting certain hardware where Force Feedback calls could prevent players from achieving higher frame rates.Improved control schemes for existing Simagic hardware.Additional support for Simagic P500 & P700 Pedals, Neo X Hub, Zeus Formula, GT and Sport Steering Wheels..MiscVarious UI and Stability Improvements.
