After last weekend’s nail-biting championship finale saw Lando Norris be crowned the eleventh British World Champion, a new update has rolled out for F1 25, in what is likely to be the game’s final post-launch update this year.
While relatively minor, the latest v1.16 patch brings new My Team customisation options. Previously, Title Sponsor liveries could only be applied to the F1 World car or in My Team if you were signed with the same sponsor.
The latest update removes this restriction, allowing you to freely use any unlocked Title Sponsor liveries in My Team. Codemasters notes that any adjustments made to liveries in My Team using the Decal Editor will still apply, so pre-existing decals may need to be repositioned.
For wheel users, the update also brings support for the VRS R295, Pro and Lite Formula steering wheels along with the Direct Force Pro Wheel Bases and Pro Pedals.
New clothing items have also been added to the Podium Pass Store from brands including Puma, Alpinestars, Anti Social Social Club, Kappa, Patta, Period Correct Squadra Corse and Stance.
New Survival Challenges begin later this month
Additionally, the update prepares the game for the next round of Survival Challenges starting on 17th December.
Like the previous Eliminator mode, the player in last place is knocked out every two minutes until the last player remains in the online-only event. Completing these events unlocks Survival Tokens, which can be exchanged for livery unlocks.
The following liveries can be unlocked until the latest Survival Challenge round ends on 7th January, 2026:
- Red Bull Japan livery – 2400 Tokens
- Racing Bulls Miami livery – 1800 Tokens
- Verstappen “Orange Lion” helmet – 1250 Tokens
- Verstappen Japan helmet – 1250 Tokens
- Russell Miami helmet – 900 Tokens
These Survival Challenges will end on 7th January, 2026.
Patch notes for F1 25’s v1.16 update can be found below.
As a reminder, Codemasters won’t be releasing a new Formula 1 game next year. Instead, F1 25 will receive a 2026 season expansion as paid DLC, with a “reimagined” new game following in 2027.
F1 25 v1.16 patch notes
Highlights
- Preparations for Survival Challenge Part 2, starting December 17
- Added a range of new Casual Wear items to the Podium Pass Store
On December 10, a wide variety of Casual Wear items from real-world brands will be added to the store, giving you more options to kit out your Driver Avatar. These include those pieces from Puma’s official F1® fashion collection, as well as the likes of Alpinestars, Anti Social Social Club, Kappa, Patta, Period Correct Squadra Corse, and Stance.
- All Title Sponsor liveries owned by the player can now be used in My Team Career
Previously, Title Sponsor liveries that were unlocked in the game could only be applied to the F1 World car in certain modes, or in My Team when you are signed with the same Title Sponsor. However, we’ve now made it so that these liveries can be freely selected in My Team, opening up even more customisation options in that mode. Any adjustments you’ve made to your livery in My Team using the Decal Editor will still apply, so you may want to reposition some of the pre-existing Decals so that they don’t overlap with those baked-in to the Title Sponsor liveries.
- Fixed a rare issue at Bahrain where players could collide with an invisible bump at the exit of Turn 4
Peripherals (Wheels/Controllers)
- Added support for the VRS R295, Pro and Lite Formula Steering Wheels
- Ensure Input Mapping is set to Modern in the DirectForce Pro Config Tool for the VRS Pro and Lite Formula Steering Wheels
- Added Support for VRS Direct Force Pro Wheel Bases and Pro Pedals
Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where enabling AMD FSR and relaunching the title could set Anti-Aliasing setting back to ‘TAA Only’ (PC only)
- Fixed an issue with the appearance of rain in exported Highlights videos (PC only)
- Improvements made to the shadows on F2™ 2025 cars
- Fixed an issue where Kush Maini could sometimes be using an incorrect helmet
- Tyre wear for F2™ 25 vehicles adjusted to better reflect real life wear rates
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