F1 25 to add Elimination Mode among Season 2 content update

The next F1 25 game update will arrive next week, and with it will come a slew of ‘Season 2’ content and challenges, a new game mode and a spate of fixes.

Elimination Mode is the big ticket item (for now) – a fun online multiplayer mode that sees the drivers at the back of the field being knocked out of the race periodically as it progresses.

This is only available for a “limited time”, according to Electronic Arts, following a pattern with the same mode in other recent F1 games.

Significant changes have been made to the career modes in terms of more expensive car upgrades to slow down progression, while regulation changes can affect “more areas” and trigger later in a season.

A jagged bump in Turn 14 of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is also said to be ironed out.

There’s a long list of smaller changes and bug fixes, too. These include, among others (listed below), revised Logitech G923 performance for Xbox players and support for HDR10+ on NVIDIA PC graphics cards.

Notably, this update will add fresh Season 2 content – although that does not begin until 23rd July, and will remain under wraps until next week. In prior games, special real-world liveries and limited-time challenges have been part of similar updates.

What we do know is that one of the events will replicate Lewis Hamilton’s Chinese Grand Prix exploits. The v1.07 update arrives for PC, PlayStation and Xbox, 10 am UTC on Monday 21st July.

Source: EA

F1 25 game v1.07 Patch Notes

Highlights

• Increased the cost of R&D Upgrades for the player and AI, to slow the speed of team progression in Career modes
• Regulation Changes in Career modes will now affect more areas and can trigger later,  making it harder for teams to fully adapt before the start of the next season

These two fixes address a community-raised concern around how quickly stats were being maxed out in Career modes. These changes aim to extend the long-term progression and enjoyment of Career play. The adjustments apply to both existing and new Career saves.

• Career settings that affect resource and cash rates for both the player and AI now decrease the rate even further when set to “Reduced”
• Smoothed out a bump in the track surface on the apex of the last turn at Spain
• Improvements to the Pit Release when the Pit Assist is turned off, to reduce instances of the player waiting longer than necessary in the pit box after a stop
• Fixed an issue which would cause certain Braking Point & F1® The Movie chapters to fail if Pit Assist was turned off

New Features

• Season 2 content addition, including new Podium Pass and Shop items.
• Addition of Season 2 Events, including Lewis Hamilton at China.
• Elimination Mode Returns for a limited time only, with quicker races and new rewards.

Achievements

• Fixed a rare issue which could sometimes cause the Lucrative Alliance Achievement/Trophy to not unlock correctly
• Fixed a rare issue which could sometimes cause the One for the Team Achievement/Trophy to not unlock correctly

These fixes are not retroactive, players will need to meet criteria again to unlock.

Circuits

• Fixed a number of tyrewalls at Belgium
• Minor Graphical improvements at Abu Dhabi, Azerbaijan and Belgium
• Updated the Time of Day for various sessions at Bahrain and Qatar

Career

• Fixed an issue in My Team Career where upgrades were not correctly locked behind the Level 4 Breakthrough Facility Upgrade
• Fixed a number of minor issues involving mail in My Team Career mode
• Added the ability to start a Two Player Career without Icon Drivers being enabled
• Fixed an issue where if Two Player Career was entered immediately after Ranked Multiplayer, custom car setups would be unavailable

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where if the player paused and looks at the Race Director at the start of a Multiplayer Race, after un-pausing the starting countdown lights are not visible
• Fixed an issue in Multiplayer Lobbies where if a player edits their Trophy Cabinet the Player Hub UI is missing when they return to the Lobby
• Fixed an issue where if a player gets a DNF in a multiplayer race but is still in a points position, those points are not shown on their Results screen
• Fixed an issue in League races where sometimes the Driver of the Day can’t see their own Expression Label on the post-race screen
• Fixed an issue in the Invitationals lobby selection screen where the “Hide games beyond my license level” option was not working correctly

Peripherals (Wheels/Controllers)

• Improved the performance of the game on XBOX Series X when using the Logitech G923 wheel

PC

• Added support for HDR10+ on NVIDIA graphics cards when connected to compatible displays
• Updated Intel XeFG implementation to correctly pause frame generation when in menus
• Fixed an issue on PC which was causing the keyboard shortcut Alt+F4 to not work correctly in every area of the game
• Fixed an issue on PC where certain Anti-Aliasing settings could cause flickering in the background of various Team HQ locations within My Team Career
• Fixed a minor issue on PC when changing the Frame Generation option with DLSS-FG Enabled which occasionally caused visual issues

Splitscreen

• Fixed an issue in Splitcreen which was causing the Overtake button icon to be the same for players who were using different input methods
• Fixed an issue in Splitscreen where sometimes the UI prompts to continue would not be present on the Results screen

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where retired cars could sometimes remain on track after a red flag restart
• Improved the ability of the AI to identify which is the correct tyre to be on when a race is restarted after a red flag
• Added more characters to the backgrounds of various Garage screens in F1 World
• Fixed an issue which could cause a small amount of flickering on the car in various screens within Customisation
• Fixed a minor graphical issue on the wheel cover of the 2025 Konnersport car
• Fixed a graphical issue in the pitlane during F1® The Movie Chapter 6
• Podium Pass XP will now only be given for the first 200 completed laps in any single Time Trial session
• Added a new XP reward for completing your first Race of the Day
• Added more details for the Podium Pass XP awarded at the end of each session
• Fixed a number of minor issues with the placement and appearance of numbers and sponsors in the Decal Editor
• Various UI Improvements
• General Stability Improvements