Codemasters’ latest Formula 1 game, F1 25, is arriving soon on May 30, 2025, and I was recently able to visit the studio’s UK headquarters for a rundown on the biggest changes and additions coming to this year’s entry in the behemoth racing game series.

Arguably the biggest draw to F1 25 is what the developer is referring to as ‘My Team 2.0’. This is a significant overhaul to the single-player career mode option that helps it to feel much less like an afterthought and, based on my 45 minutes of hands-on time, more like a fully-featured mode that complements last year’s main career mode upgrades.

In F1 25, Codemasters has completely ditched what it referred to as the ‘Owner-Driver’ setup of prior My Team iterations, rightly saying it wasn't really a realistic experience. Now, much like F1 Manager 24, you’ll get to run your very own eleventh team on the grid as its team principal.

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F1 Manager this isn’t trying to be, though. Despite my comparison, you will still get to race in real-time, choosing one of your two drivers to take control of for any given race weekend. During your initial team setup, you’ll select which two drivers you want in your cars for the season, as well as name your team and set its primary colors and car / suit liveries.