EA and Codemasters have released F1 25 Update 1.25, adding the complete 2026 Formula 2 Championship alongside a new Sports Update for the 2026 Formula 1 grid. The September 7 patch also introduces special liveries, regulation changes and additional support for several SIMAGIC sim racing products.
Update 1.25 began rolling out at 10:00 UTC on September 7, 2026 across PC and consoles, continuing the post-launch development of the F1 25: 2026 Season Pack.
The update should not be confused with the launch of F1 25: 2026 Season Edition itself, which was released on June 3. Instead, v1.25 expands and updates the existing 2026 content with F2, revised F1 visuals and a series of gameplay, career and hardware changes.
The complete list is available in the official F1 25 v1.25 patch notes.
F2 2026 arrives in F1 25
The headline addition is the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship, with EA confirming that all cars and drivers from the season have now been added to the game.
The F1 grid has also received what Codemasters describes as a Sports Update. This includes visual changes and updated sponsor branding to better reflect the current 2026 Formula 1 season, while several Team Principals have also been updated throughout the game.
A number of Special Edition Liveries for the 2026 F1 cars have been added as well. EA says these will be distributed through the in-game Mail system over the next month rather than becoming available simultaneously with the patch.
Several smaller car corrections are included. The 2026 Red Bull steering wheel position has been raised to better match the real car, while the front suspension geometry on the Aston Martin and Haas models has been visually corrected. Franco Colapinto’s steering wheel rev-light pattern has also been updated.
Boost Mode and DRS receive 2026 regulation changes
Update 1.25 also adjusts how the 2026 car systems behave on track.
Boost Mode can now be used in wet conditions, although with limited deployment power, bringing its behaviour closer to the real 2026 regulations.
Straight Mode and DRS have also been changed so that they remain active only when the driver’s throttle input is above 90%. This should prevent the systems from remaining active when drivers substantially lift from the throttle.
EA has also corrected the timing of the “Overtake Enabled” Race Control message when using 2026 F1 cars. The same information has now been added to the game’s UDP output, which could be useful for telemetry applications and external displays.
New SIMAGIC support and Force Feedback fixes
There are several changes specifically relevant to sim racing hardware users.
Codemasters has added support for the SIMAGIC P500 and P700 pedals, Neo X Hub and Zeus Formula, Zeus GT and Zeus Sport steering wheels. Control schemes for existing SIMAGIC hardware have also been improved.
The patch additionally addresses a stability problem that could affect players running both MOZA and Simucube peripherals simultaneously.
Another fix targets certain hardware configurations where Force Feedback calls could prevent the game from reaching higher frame rates. Wheel users also receive a small adjustment intended to provide a closer match between steering input and physics output during rapid changes across the wheel’s input range.
These fixes make the hardware section one of the more significant parts of v1.25 for dedicated sim racing setups, particularly as support expands for several recently introduced SIMAGIC products.
Career Mode also receives several fixes
F1 25’s Driver Career receives a handful of additional changes alongside the new Formula 2 content.
Tyre allocations have been updated for several 2026 F1 race weekends, while completing an F2 season will now provide bonus Recognition when progressing into a first Formula 1 season.
Codemasters has also corrected Recognition values on the Driver Career team-selection screen and fixed an issue that prevented Accolades from displaying correctly when beginning a career with an official Formula 2 driver.
Elsewhere, the update addresses sponsor livery number placement, Pitcoin information inside Career Mode and a selection of general interface and stability problems.
F1 25 Update 1.25 is available from September 7, 2026, with the addition of F2 2026 and the latest Sports Update providing the most substantial changes for players already using the 2026 Season Pack.
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