EA Sports has rolled out update version 1.03 for its F1 25 racing simulation, available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. This new patch is designed to resolve a variety of issues impacting gameplay.
Among the key fixes is an adjustment to the visual representation of light rain. Previously, a bug could make damp track conditions appear dry, potentially confusing drivers and affecting strategy – a significant problem in a high-stakes racing environment.
Balance adjustments have also been implemented. In the Driver Career mode, the game`s optional, fictional teams, Konnersport and APXGP, were found to be receiving an overly generous amount of resources at the start of a season, giving them an unfair advantage compared to the real Formula 1 teams. While this update won`t retroactively deduct points from existing saves, the rate at which these teams earn resources has been corrected. Their resource accumulation will now become balanced relative to other teams over time.
Players who experienced unexpected track limit penalties at the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium may find relief. The update addresses issues where some trackside markers were incorrectly positioned, giving players a false sense of available space. A similar fix has been applied to the track in Miami. Both circuits also received minor surface improvements, both on and off the asphalt.
For those interested in the full scope of changes, the detailed patch notes are provided below:
Highlights
- Resolved an issue where light rain effects were misrepresented, causing damp tracks to look dry.
- Fixed an issue in Driver Career where Konnersport and APXGP teams received excessively large amounts of Resource Points.
- Corrected an issue locking the Gamma slider when HDR was enabled.
- HDR setting now defaults to Auto on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- Updated game configuration to support Intel XeSS Frame Generation (XeFG) on compatible PC hardware.
- Fixed trackside marker issues at Belgium that could affect the track limits system.
- Fixed trackside marker issues at Miami that could affect the track limits system.
- Added a notification on PC recommending the F1 25 Game Ready NVIDIA Driver (576.52) for users with older drivers.
- Fixed a post-race voiceover line for Carlos Sainz where he seemed to forget his team.
- Updated 2025 sponsors in Braking Point post-race interview scenes.
Circuits
- Fixed a few minor issues with the track surface at Miami.
- Corrected a small off-track surface area near the pit lane entry in Belgium.
- Repositioned pit board holders at Belgium for correct placement over the wall.
- Fixed cars slightly clipping through garage objects when leaving their pit box at Japan.
- Updated car monitors for several F2 teams.
- Updated Tsunoda`s garage driver monitor to show his correct number.
- Updated the Alpine Paddock building model.
Vehicles
- Fixed a small dark texture artifact on Racing Bulls cars when the halo column was turned off.
- Improved the visual quality of off-track dirt build-up on tires.
- Improved the visual quality of tire shadows on various vehicles.
- Improved reflections on car bodywork in the Customization menus.
- Fixed flickering steering wheel screen issue on the Konnersport 2024 car in Braking Point at certain camera angles.
Audio
- Fixed a rare issue that could cause engine audio to cut out unexpectedly.
- Fixed an issue where the Engineer might incorrectly advise overtaking to avoid dirty air during Safety Car or Virtual Safety Car periods.
- Fixed an issue where the sound effect for increasing ratings could get stuck after viewing and closing the Details section of the Ratings screen.
- Fixed an issue where the commentator might report incorrect weather before races in Las Vegas and Spain.
Career
- Fixed lighting problems in My Team that could occur when quickly navigating between screens after a Driver Timeline Event.
- Fixed incorrect descriptions in My Team where activities decreasing morale were shown as increasing it.
- Fixed Driver Career issue where driver milestone events were not displaying correctly upon returning to the Driver HQ after a race.
- Resolved an issue preventing the Help Tutorial at the end of the first season in Driver Career from being functional.
- Fixed a brief pause in the celebrating driver`s animation on the Teammate Rivalry screen after a race.
- Fixed a graphical issue with window reflections in the Team Workstation area.
Multiplayer
- Fixed an issue in the Invitationals lobby where Objective Rewards could appear layered on top of the Player menu.
- Fixed an issue where changing a League multiplayer lobby via Racenet might not correctly display changes to all players in the lobby.
- Fixed an issue on the League Racing screen where the `Last edited by` section appeared blank the first time a player entered a League.
- Fixed Player 1 and Player 2 identification colors getting mixed up on various screens in Local Multiplayer.
- Fixed an issue on PS5 where the Player Hub on the Main Menu wasn`t visible after returning from a LAN game.
Customization
- Fixed an issue in the Decal Editor where editing a randomized design only applied changes to one side of the car.
- Fixed several minor issues concerning the placement and appearance of numbers and sponsors in the Decal Editor.
Peripherals
- Refined Force Feedback settings for several Logitech wheel devices.
- Added Steering Controls to all default Simucube Wheel Base preset control schemes.
Accessibility
- Fixed an issue where changes to the `Turn Cue Frequency` accessibility setting were not correctly applied in-game.
Stability
- Fixed a crash that could occur when rapidly navigating through Team Owner screens in My Team.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when rapidly navigating through Vendor Goals screens in F1 World.
Miscellaneous
- Updated cover art images for multiple songs within EA Music.
- Fixed an issue where the Driver Statistics screen wouldn`t show a Constructors` Championship win if the player switched teams after winning it.
- Fixed an occasional incorrect cinematic camera angle triggered by a Safety Car entering the pit lane at Jeddah.
- Fixed the `Let Me Hear It` Emote appearing blurry on the podium.
- Fixed an issue where the minimap could remain red for some time after a race restart following a red flag.
- Corrected the English subtitles to accurately match the post-race broadcast line: “There was no Ver-stopping Max Verstappen”.
- Fixed an issue where the bloom effect on nighttime lighting could disappear during camera movement.
- Fixed the Rewind Tutorial not being visible in VR on PC.
- Applied various visual improvements related to Ray Tracing and Path Tracing.
- Implemented various UI improvements.
- Made general stability improvements.
Rupert Caldwell 
Tristan Blackwood