F1 25: 2026 Season Edition Sports Update adds ‘Macarena wing’ and latest F2
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By Ross McGregor
- F1 25: 2026 Season Edition receives September Sports Update, with new F1 car liveries and Macarena wing
- 2026 Formula 2 teams and drivers also added
- Game goes free-to-play this weekend on Xbox and PC in celebration of the first-ever Madrid Grand Prix.
F1 25: 2026 Season Edition’s biggest post-release update is set to hit PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC versions of the game ahead of this weekend’s inaugural Madrid Grand Prix.
In celebration of F1’s first visit to the Circuito de Madring, EA-Codemasters has unveiled this season’s line-up of Formula 2 liveries and new Formula 1 car updates reflecting changes in sponsorship and bodywork up and down the grid.
Hey, Macarena (wing)
But perhaps the most eye-catching part of the September Sports Update is the introduction of the vaunted ‘Macarena wing’, as used by Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren this season.
Combined with active aero, the rotating rear wing device is said to reduce straight-line drag when in operation, with Ferrari debuting it in preseason testing.
Red Bull followed suit during the Miami Grand Prix weekend, while McLaren introduced its own version, codenamed the ‘H-Wing’, at last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
It’s unclear whether this version will be in the new update, or whether each team’s distinctive systems will be represented individually.
New liveries and Sports Update
Naturally, as teams accrue more sponsors and deploy aero upgrades, their cars’ appearances change, with eight teams receiving updated cars.
In addition, special liveries for Racing Bulls, Audi, and Cadillac cars will be available until 14th October, with more dropping via the in-game mailing system on the 9th, 11th, and 16th of September.
New F2 liveries include those of Campos Racing’s championship leader Nikola Tsolov, as well as his nearest opponent, Rafael Câmara. The car of Câmara’s Invicta Racing teammate, Joshua Dürksen, will also be selectable, with the Paraguayan appearing in-game fresh off the back of a sensational double victory at Monza over the weekend.
Free weekend
For those who don’t own either F1 25: 2026 Season Edition orthe Season Pack DLC, the game will be free-to-play on Xbox Series X|S and PC this coming weekend (10th-14th September), with 30% off the Season Edition across all platforms until 14th September.
Those who already own F1 25 can get 20% off the F1 25: 2026 Season Pack in the same period.
An update (V1.25) has now also gone live, addressing several known issues and bugs with the game. Boost mode is now available in wet conditions with limited deployment power, while straight mode (F1) and DRS (F2) will cease activation when players’ throttle input dips below 90%.
Several Simagic products are now also officially supported, including the P500 and P700 Pedals, the Neo X Hub, Zeus Formula, GT and Sport steering wheels. The full changelog is listed below.
Highlights
- Addition of the 2026 F2™ Championship in game, including all cars and drivers.
- Sports Update for F1 cars and drivers: Visual updates and sponsor changes in the 2026 Formula 1® season have been included.
- Added a number of Special Edition Liveries for 2026 F1 cars. Keep your eyes on the News over the next month and collect them from your Mail in the game!
- Updated a number of Team Principals in various locations in the game.
- To better reflect the 2026 regulations, Boost Mode with limited deploy power is now available in wet conditions.
- To better reflect the regulations, Straight Mode and DRS will now only remain active when the driver’s throttle input is above 90%.
- An “Overtake Enabled” Race Control message will now show at the correct times during race using 2026 F1 cars. This has also been added to the UDP output.
Cars & Tracks
- Fixed an issue on certain Sponsor Liveries where the driver number was overlapping a sponsor logo.
- Updated the Rev light pattern on Franco Colapinto’s steering wheel.
- Raised the position of the 2026 Red Bull steering wheel to match the real car.
- The Front Suspension on the 2026 Aston Martin and Haas cars now appear correctly attached to the wheel.
- Corrected some of the trackside barriers at Australia, which had previously been on loan from Austria.
Career
- Updated the tyre allocation for several 2026 F1 Race Weekends.
- Fixed an issue where the amount of available Pitcoin was not shown when accessing the Store within Career mode.
- Fixed an issue on the Driver Career Team Select screen, so the Recognition Values shown will now always be correct.
- In Driver Career mode, completing an F2 season will now give you bonus Recognition when you start your first season in F1.
- Fixed an issue which was preventing Accolades from being shown correctly when starting a Driver Career with an Official F2 driver.
Wheels & Controllers
- Slight adjustment for Wheel users, ensuring a better match of control inputs to physics output during rapid input range changes.
- Fixed a stability issue which could affect users with both Moza and Simucube peripherals.
- Fixed an issue affecting certain hardware where Force Feedback calls could prevent players from achieving higher frame rates.
- Improved control schemes for existing Simagic hardware.
- Additional support for Simagic P500 & P700 Pedals, Neo X Hub, Zeus Formula, GT and Sport Steering Wheels..
Misc
- Various UI and Stability Improvements.