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EA Sports F1 25: The Complete Formula 1 Experience

EA Sports F1 25 is the latest drop in a long-running series that’s all about capturing the full Formula 1 experience. Driving is just the start—now you're also managing your team, handling media interviews, dealing with teammate drama, tweaking race setups with engineers, and making high-stakes decisions that shape your season. If you love deep racing sims, this is one to buy games like during a sale for the ultimate F1 immersion. This year, the big return is Braking Point for the third time, continuing the story, drama, and challenges around the fictional Konnersport team. Codemasters also revamped Team Career mode, ditching the driver-owner role and focusing more on pure management off the track. Plus, they’ve added a bunch of smaller features to keep leveling up this already solid series. Braking Point is a story mode that pops up every two years since F1 2021. It’s inspired by Netflix’s Drive To Survive and the new F1 movie coming out in June, and it tells the tale of Konnersport. Before jumping into the new stuff in F1 25, they drop a quick recap video to catch you up on what went down before.

Konnersport’s Rise in 2024-25 Seasons

The story goes down during the 2024 and 2025 F1 seasons, where Konnersport is grinding to get top spots with a car that’s actually on the same level as the big teams. The mode’s setup is pretty much the same as before — you race some key GPs from those seasons, and between races, you watch CG videos that push the story forward. Plus, before each race, you make some low-key choices as the Konnersport team boss, like picking which of the two main drivers you wanna play or handle interviews with the press.

Braking Point splits its time between on-track action and off-track drama. For the first time, there are four difficulty levels to make sure everyone gets the right challenge. Each race throws you into specific situations — like chasing down lost positions, defending from a faster car, heading to the pits to fix a puncture and then trying to catch up, and other clutch moments. The challenges are hype, and depending on how skilled you are and the difficulty you pick, you’ll really have to bring your A-game to nail them.

The story in Braking Point 3 sticks with familiar faces like Aiden Jackson, Devon Butler, his sister Callie Mayer, and Casper Akkerman, the retired driver who’s now running Konnersport. But honestly, the plot drifts away from the racing and focuses way more on their personal and family drama. That switch from the motorsport action to a kinda soap-opera vibe isn’t really our thing. It could work if the characters and stories had been built up better before, but the past games only gave us quick, surface-level stories that made it hard to really care about anyone.

In the end, Braking Point kept us hooked for about ten hours with some cool on-track challenges. The story didn’t do much for us, but it’s not a big deal since those cutscenes are short — like five minutes tops — before you get back to racing. Other stuff like interviews, social media drama, and team boss decisions feel kinda shallow, and after a couple, we just stopped paying attention. But the racing challenges? Those are fresh, fun, and definitely the main reason you’ll wanna see this mode through.

Step Into the Role of Team Principal

The big new thing in F1 25 is definitely the revamped Team Career mode. Before, the mode had you playing as the team owner and driver — which honestly doesn’t really exist in real F1 anymore. So, the devs switched it up. Now, you’re straight-up the team principal, handling all the managerial stuff that comes with it. Don’t stress, there’s still on-track action — during race weekends you pick which driver to control to rack up the most points for the team.

So what’s the deal with Team Career now? F1 25 adds three fresh areas you gotta manage: Engineering, Personnel, and Corporate. You can level these up to boost the team’s overall performance. In Engineering, it’s not just picking what parts to develop — you also decide how to fund them and which driver gets the first shot at using those upgrades. So it’s kinda a mix of money moves and strategy, figuring out which driver’s gonna make the best use of new tech.

Personnel is all about driver contracts and how many staff you’ve got in each team department. Locking in your current drivers while scouting new talent at the right price is key to keeping the team solid. Plus, hiring more people, like extra engineers, helps you finish development projects faster.

Packed with Content, But Lacking Depth

F1 25 is seriously packed with content and game modes. First up, for all the Driver Career fans — no worries, it’s back and pretty much the same as last year, no major changes. Across all modes, the menus are loaded with options, stats, customization, collectibles, and more. It’s clear the devs just want to throw in as much stuff as possible to please the super diverse F1 crowd. But sometimes it feels like a lot of that content is kinda shallow and slapped together fast.

One thing that actually shines is the new livery editor. It’s simple and easy to use, letting you move sponsors around on your car exactly how you want without fighting the system or making compromises.

Also, shoutout to the new online events called “Invitational.” These are special challenges on specific tracks with set weather and race conditions. Nail the best score, then challenge your friends to beat it. It’s a fun way to add some competitive spice for those who love online racing.

Finally, to hype up the new F1 movie, Codemasters added a game mode tied to it. Like Braking Point, you get to play through key moments from the film, stepping into the shoes of the main characters. Most of this mode is still locked and will unlock after the movie drops in theaters. If you’re into the film, it’s pretty cool to relive those moments in-game, especially driving for the fictional APXGP team.

Realistic Lighting Boosts Speed, But Some Visual Disconnects

Visually, F1 25 definitely steps it up from before. The lighting is super realistic and really amps up that speed feeling when you’re in the cockpit. But it’s not perfect — sometimes the cars feel kinda disconnected from the track ‘cause the shadows and reflections don’t always match the scene. On tracks like Melbourne or Montreal, the crazy tree shadows slow the game down big time, causing frame drops. You’ll see this lag not just on the track but also in post-race cutscenes and podium celebrations. Feels like the devs pushed the graphics engine pretty hard, and while it looks solid, it hasn’t fully made that next-gen jump.

Sound-wise, it’s still fire. The four engines all sound distinct and legit, like the real deal. You get details like front wheels locking up under braking and pit stop guns that sound just like the real F1 onboard cams. For the Italian dub, you’ve got the usual commentators Carlo Vanzini and Davide Valsecchi. But honestly, other voice work — like the pit engineer or the Team Career crew — is kinda weak and feels low effort.

F1 25: Grip, Slide, and Precision – Mastering the Art of Control

When you’re flooring the accelerator, you gotta watch those rear wheels—they’re gonna slip more since they’ve got less grip. Going into corners, understeer hits harder, especially if you’re braking late and not leaning on ABS. You can push the curbs harder now, but don’t go wild—just enough to shave off some time without losing control.

The force feedback on the wheel feels way more natural than before, and the vibe it gives your hands is honestly super satisfying. We didn’t expect to get hooked just cruising the track at full throttle, hugging every curb and barely touching grass or gravel. The game isn’t some hardcore sim, and it’s chill for anyone using a controller — the devs really nailed making the driving feel smooth and fun, no fancy rig needed.

F1 25 is your classic yearly drop — it improves a bunch without flipping the script. It’s packed with content aiming to please everyone but doesn’t totally crush it in any single area. Still, if you’re an F1 fan, it’s tough not to find something here to keep you hooked for hours. If you’ve played any F1 game from the last four years, you’ll know what you’re getting with this one. And if you’re new to the series, this is hands down the best way to dive into Formula 1 vibes in game form right now.